Chinese Word: 贻笑大方 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock

1		tā 她 de 的 yú chǔn 愚蠢 xíng wéi 行为 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方。 Her foolish actions exposed her to ridicule.
2		tā men 他们 bǎ 把 shuǐ yǎo 水舀 gěi 给 guǎn 管 yán xí 筵席 de 的 rén 人， qǐ 岂 bú shi 不是 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方？ They would be foolish to take water to the man in charge.
3		wǒ 我 shì 是 gè 个 wài háng 外行， wǒ 我 shuō 说 de huà 的话 kě néng 可能 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方， kě 可 wǒ 我 hái shi 还是 yào shuō 要说 jǐ jù 几句。 I'm a layman. What I'm going to say may expose myself to ridicule, yet I still want to say a few words.
4		guò duō 过多 de 的 xué xí 学习 shì 是 xiāo jí 消极， tài duō 太多 de 的 xiū shì 修饰 shì 是 zuò zuo 做作， yì chéng bú biàn 一成不变 de 的 yùn yòng 运用 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方。 To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar.
5		suī shuō 虽说 yǒu diǎn 有点 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方 zhī 之 xián 嫌， dàn 但 zhōng nián 中年 shí 时 de 的 wǒ 我 hái 还 zǒng 总 jué de 觉得 sǎ tuō 洒脱 kuài lè 快乐。 Although it is said a little bit become a laughingstock of suspicion, but middle age of I still always feel a big-hearted happiness.

1		tā 她 de 的 yú chǔn 愚蠢 xíng wéi 行为 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方。 Her foolish actions exposed her to ridicule.
2		tā men 他们 bǎ 把 shuǐ yǎo 水舀 gěi 给 guǎn 管 yán xí 筵席 de 的 rén 人， qǐ 岂 bú shi 不是 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方？ They would be foolish to take water to the man in charge.
3		wǒ 我 shì 是 gè 个 wài háng 外行， wǒ 我 shuō 说 de huà 的话 kě néng 可能 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方， kě 可 wǒ 我 hái shi 还是 yào shuō 要说 jǐ jù 几句。 I'm a layman. What I'm going to say may expose myself to ridicule, yet I still want to say a few words.
4		guò duō 过多 de 的 xué xí 学习 shì 是 xiāo jí 消极， tài duō 太多 de 的 xiū shì 修饰 shì 是 zuò zuo 做作， yì chéng bú biàn 一成不变 de 的 yùn yòng 运用 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方。 To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar.
5		suī shuō 虽说 yǒu diǎn 有点 yí xiào dà fāng 贻笑大方 zhī 之 xián 嫌， dàn 但 zhōng nián 中年 shí 时 de 的 wǒ 我 hái 还 zǒng 总 jué de 觉得 sǎ tuō 洒脱 kuài lè 快乐。 Although it is said a little bit become a laughingstock of suspicion, but middle age of I still always feel a big-hearted happiness.