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出洋相

Mandarin · pinyin chū yáng xiàng

Meanings

  1. to make a fool of oneself
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
洋
yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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1–2–4 · chu1 yang2 xiang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceot1 joeng4 soeng3

Cantonese word readings for 出洋相. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ceot1 joeng4 soeng3

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verb

  1. (verb-object) to perform in an amusing way
  2. (verb-object) to make a fool of oneself

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