不登大雅之堂 in English bu4 deng1 da4 ya3 zhi1 tang2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)
• not presentable
• coarse
• unrefined

Pinyin

bu4 deng1 da4 ya3 zhi1 tang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 登deng1to scale (a height) 大da4big 雅ya3elegant 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 堂tang2(main) hall