下不了臺

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	not; no	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (下不了臺)		下	不	了	臺
simp. (下不了台)		下	不	了	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàbuliǎotái

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàbuliǎotái
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàbůliǎotái
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-pu⁵-liao³-tʻai²
    • Yale: syà-bu-lyǎu-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahbuleautair
    • Palladius: сябуляотай (sjabuljaotaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

下不了臺

1. to be unable to extricate oneself from an awkward situation