xiàn
yǎn

common
verb
informal

Meaning of 现眼

现眼 means to lose face; to make a fool of oneself; to be humiliated in public. Pronounced xiàn yǎn.

  • to lose face; to make a fool of oneself; to be humiliated in public

Definitions & Examples

dāng
zhe
me
duō
rén
de
miàn
shuāi
dǎo
le
 
zhēn
shì
xiàn
yǎn
 

He fell in front of so many people; what an embarrassment.

zhè
me
zuò
shì
cún
xīn
ràng
xiàn
yǎn
ma
 

Aren't you deliberately trying to make me look like a fool by doing this?

Zhè
huí
chà
diǎn
ér
xiàn
le
yǎn
 
hòu
děi
xiǎo
xīn
 

I nearly made a fool of myself this time; I must be more careful from now on.

Diū
rén
xiàn
yǎn

To lose face utterly; to make a complete fool of oneself.