出丑

/ chūchǒu /

Strokes

Definition

shameful/scandalous/to be humiliated/to make a fool of sb or oneself/to make sb lose face

As a Verb

cut a poor/sorry figure; make a show/fool/muff/spectacle of oneself; become a laughing stock; bring shame/disgrace on oneself

Wǒ

我

xiǎng

想

tiàowǔ

跳舞

dàn

但

zhèyàng

这样

zhī

只

huì

会

chūchǒu

出丑

。

I'd try to dance, but I'd only make a fool of myself.

Dāngzhòngchūchǒu

当众出丑

make a fool of oneself before others; be disgraced in public; be publicly humiliated; cut a sorry figure before the public; be an open disgrace

Shǐ

使

mǒurén

某人

chūchǒu

出丑

score off sb; score a point against/off/over sb