上不了台面

shàng bù liǎo tái miàn

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Definitions

1. better kept under the table (idiom)
2. not to be disclosed
3. too inferior to show in public

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Child Words of 上不了台面

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 台 台 tái: desk; table; counter
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 不了 不了 bù le: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
• 台面 台面 tái miàn: tabletop
• 面 面 miàn: face
• 上 上 shàng: on top