jiēduǎn

揭短

Word · Verb

expose someone's shortcomings; embarrass someone publicly

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to expose someone's shortcomings; to embarrass someone by revealing their faults

derogatory

常指在他人面前或公开场合揭露别人的弱点、错误或隐私,使其难堪。带有贬义色彩,通常被认为是不友善或不道德的行为。

Tā他
zhè这
rén人
jiù就
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
jù聚
huì会
shàng上
jiē揭
bié别
rén人
de的
duǎn短
 。

He's the kind of person who likes to expose others' shortcomings at parties.

Guò过
qù去
de的
shì事
qíng情
jiù就
ràng让
tā它
guò过
qù去
ba吧
 ,
bié别
lǎo老
jiē揭
wǒ我
de的
duǎn短
le了
 。

Let bygones be bygones; stop bringing up my old faults.

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Zài在
tǎo讨
lùn论
zhōng中
hù互
xiāng相
jiē揭
duǎn短
 ,
duì对
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
háo毫
wú无
bāng帮
zhù助
 。

Exposing each other's shortcomings during the discussion is of no help in solving the problem.