yi2
xiao4
da4
fang1
  1. to make a fool of oneself
  2. to make oneself a laughing stock

Characters

  • 贻 (貽): to present; to bequeath
  • 笑 (咲): old variant of 笑[xiao4]
  • 大 (大): big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
  • 方 (方): surname Fang

Resources

Examples

她落落大方,你贻笑大方。

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