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拋頭露面
简 抛头露面 · 繁 拋頭露面Mandarin · pinyin pāo tóu lù miàn
Meanings
- to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
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1–2–4–4 · pao1 tou2 lu4 mian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
paau1 tau4 lou6 min6
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paau1 tau4 lou6 min6
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phrase
- (slightly derogatory, originally of women) to show one's face in public; to put oneself about
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