贻笑方家 in English yi2 xiao4 fang1 jia1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a novice making a fool of himself
  • to make oneself ridiculous before experts

Simplified Characters

贻 笑 方 家

Traditional Characters

貽 笑 方 家

Pinyin

yi2 xiao4 fang1 jia1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

贻yi2to present 笑xiao4old variant of 笑[xiao4] 方fang1surname Fang 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]