make an exhibition of oneself

make an exhibition of oneself

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ū Gu ā IL ò uch ǒ u, which means to make a fool of yourself in front of others. It's from the west chamber, zhugongdiao.

Idiom explanation

Good: absurd, unreasonable; ugly: shameful.

The origin of Idioms

Jin dongjieyuan's "Xixiangji zhugongdiao" Volume 2: "it's hard to stop splashing water because it's so funny."

Idiom usage

It's a combination; it's a predicate; it's derogatory; it's ugly. How many people have my uncle Lou made friends with, one by one? If you hear that, you will die of shame! The fourteenth chapter of the scholars by Wu Jingzi in the Qing Dynasty and the first chapter of Feng Yulan by Wu Mingshi in the Yuan Dynasty: "I have to think that there is no Village Road shop to keep, but I am polite and respectful. How can I be willing to show myself and be talked about?" Yuanyang quilt written by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty: "Miss, if you really start a lawsuit, if you show off your bad behavior, you can't make a good hair." Nie Gannu's treatise on exploring the spring: "although all the girls who were searched were girls, if the treasures were found in their boxes, they were all related to the CHILDES and ladies. What should we do? Don't you show your shame, even you have no shame?