出洋相
出洋相 chū yáng xiàng ㄔㄨ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ceot1 joeng4 soeng3 HSK 7-9
- to make a fool of oneself
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
出
- 付出 fù chū ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄨ fu6 ceot1 to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 杰出傑出 jié chū ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨ git6 ceot1 outstanding
- 传出傳出 chuán chū ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄨ cyun4 ceot1 to transmit outwards
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 出任 chū rèn ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˋ ceot1 jam6 to take up a post; to start in a new job
洋
- 汪洋 wāng yáng ㄨㄤ ㄧㄤˊ wong1 joeng4 vast body of water
- 洋溢 yáng yì ㄧㄤˊ ㄧˋ joeng4 jat6 brimming with
- 海洋 hǎi yáng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄤˊ hoi2 joeng4 ocean
- 西洋 Xī yáng ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ sai1 joeng4 the West (Europe and North America)
- 喜洋洋 xǐ yáng yáng ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ hei2 joeng4 joeng4 radiant with joy
- 大洋洲 Dà yáng zhōu ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄡ daai6 joeng4 zau1 Oceania
相
- 互相 hù xiāng ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ wu6 soeng1 each other
- 亮相 liàng xiàng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ loeng6 soeng3 to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
- 照相 zhào xiàng ㄓㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ziu3 soeng2 to take a photograph
- 相互 xiāng hù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˋ soeng1 wu6 each other
- 相仿 xiāng fǎng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄤˇ soeng1 fong2 similar
- 相伴 xiāng bàn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄢˋ soeng1 bun6 to accompany sb
Idioms with these characters
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 别出心裁別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ bit6 ceot1 sam1 coi4 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
- 才华出众才華出眾 cái huá chū zhòng ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥˋ coi4 waa4 ceot1 zung3 outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
- 仓皇出逃倉皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo ㄘㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄠˊ cong1 wong4 ceot1 tou4 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
- 层出不穷層出不窮 céng chū bù qióng ㄘㄥˊ ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ cang4 ceot1 bat1 kung4 more and more emerge
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
- 江洋大盗江洋大盜 jiāng yáng dà dào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ gong1 joeng4 daai6 dou6 (idiom) infamous pirate; (by extension) notorious bandit or robber
- 热情洋溢熱情洋溢 rè qíng yáng yì ㄖㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧˋ jit6 cing4 joeng4 jat6 brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
- 土洋结合土洋結合 tǔ yáng jié hé ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄜˊ tou2 joeng4 git3 hap6 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
- 望洋兴叹望洋興嘆 wàng yáng xīng tàn ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3 lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
- 盎盂相击盎盂相擊 àng yú xiāng jī ㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧ (idiom) to quarrel
- 盎盂相敲 àng yú xiāng qiāo ㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄠ (idiom) to quarrel
- 奔走相告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào ㄅㄣ ㄗㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄠˋ ban1 zau2 soeng1 gou3 to spread the news (idiom)
- 兵戎相见兵戎相見 bīng róng xiāng jiàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ bing1 jung4 soeng1 gin3 to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
- 陈陈相因陳陳相因 chén chén xiāng yīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄣ can4 can4 soeng1 jan1 (idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
Example sentences
- 你要是再给我们公司出洋相,我可就不客气了。 If you make fun of our company again, we certainly won’t be polite to you.
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