Correct
贻笑大方
/ yíxiào dàfāng /
Strokes
Definition
to make a fool of oneself/to make oneself a laughing stock
Example
Definition
make a laughing stock of oneself before experts; incur the ridicule of learned people; expose oneself to ridicule
1
Wǒ
我
duì
对
cǐ
此
zhīzhīshénshǎo
知之甚少
,
luànfà
乱发
yìlùn
议论
,
qǐ
岂
bù
不
yíxiàodàfāng
贻笑大方
。
I know little about this and don't want to make a fool of myself by making frivolous comments.
2
Tāmen
他们
shuō
说
niánqīngrén
年轻人
zuòpǐn
作品
yòuzhì
幼稚
,
yíxiàodàfāng
贻笑大方
。
They say that young writers are childish and will make a fool of themselves.