拋頭露面
Chinese
- to throw; to toss; to flingto throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon
head; (noun suffix) to appear in public; to turn up; to show one's faceto appear in public; to turn up; to show one's face; to show uptrad. (拋頭露面) 拋 頭 露面 simp. (抛头露面) 抛 头 露面
Pronunciation
Idiom
拋頭露面
- (slightly derogatory, originally of women) to show one's face in public; to put oneself about
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 拋頭露面 (“to show one's face in public; to put oneself about”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拋頭露面, 露面拋頭 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 拋頭露面 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 拋頭露面 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 出頭露面 |