Meaning of 贻笑大方
贻笑大方 means to make a fool of oneself in front of experts; to become a laughingstock among connoisseurs; to invite ridicule from those who know better. Pronounced yí xiào dà fāng.
- to make a fool of oneself in front of experts; to become a laughingstock among connoisseurs; to invite ridicule from those who know better
Definitions & Examples
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
rèn认
zhēn真
xué学
xí习
，
jiù就
huì会
yí贻
xiào笑
dà大
fāng方
。
If you don't study seriously, you'll make a fool of yourself in front of experts.
Zài在
zhuān专
jiā家
miàn面
qián前
bù不
dǒng懂
zhuāng装
dǒng懂
，
zhǐ只
huì会
yí贻
xiào笑
dà大
fāng方
。
Pretending to know when you don't, in front of experts, will only expose you to ridicule.
Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
lòu漏
dòng洞
bǎi百
chū出
，
zhēn真
shi是
yí贻
xiào笑
dà大
fāng方
。
This paper is full of holes—truly a laughingstock among scholars.
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