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上不了檯面

简上不了台面 · 繁上不了檯面

Mandarin · pinyin shàng bù liǎo tái miàn

too disreputable, crude or inferior to be presented publicly or taken seriously

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
台: tái · platform; unit; term of address

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4–4–3–2–4 · shang4 bu4 liao3 tai2 mian4

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