make a foolish blunder due to ignorance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to show one's ignorance; to make a foolish blunder
dialectOften used humorously or self-deprecatingly. It implies being out of one's element.
Cóng从
xiǎo小
zhǎng长
zài在
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
，
zhà乍
dào到
nóng农
cūn村
nán难
miǎn免
lòu露
qiè怯
。
Having grown up in the city, it's hard to avoid making blunders when you first arrive in the countryside.
Zài在
zhuān专
yè业
tǎo讨
lùn论
huì会
shàng上
，
tā他
wèn问
le了
gè个
hěn很
jī基
chǔ础
de的
wèn问
tí题
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
lòu露
qiè怯
le了
。
At the professional symposium, he asked a very basic question and showed his ignorance a bit.
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Dì第
yī一
cì次
chī吃
xī西
cān餐
，
wǒ我
bù不
huì会
yòng用
dāo刀
chā叉
，
pà怕
lòu露
qiè怯
jiù就
tōu偷
tōu偷
kàn看
bié别
rén人
。
The first time I had Western food, I didn't know how to use the knife and fork, so I secretly watched others to avoid making a fool of myself.
Bié别
zài在
nà那
bù不
dǒng懂
zhuāng装
dǒng懂
，
shuō说
cuò错
le了
gèng更
lòu露
qiè怯
。
Don't pretend to know something you don't; saying the wrong thing will make you look even more foolish.