贻笑大方貽笑大方

yí xiào dà fāng

Meaning

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

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Characters

贻yíto hand down, to give to, to bequeath贝台笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker⺮夭大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep一人方fāngsquare, rectangle; side; region; flag亠