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貽笑方家

简 贻笑方家 · 繁 貽笑方家
Mandarin · pinyin yí xiào fāng jiā

Meanings

  1. a novice making a fool of himself
  2. to make oneself ridiculous before experts
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貽
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笑
xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
贻
yí · give to, hand down, bequeath
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Mandarin tones

2–4–1–1 · yi2 xiao4 fang1 jia1

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ji4 siu3 fong1 gaa1

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貽笑方家 · yi2 xiao4 fang1 jia1
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 103,626
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Exact source record貽笑方家 贻笑方家 [yi2 xiao4 fang1 jia1] /a novice making a fool of himself/to make oneself ridiculous before experts/