上不了台面

shàng bù liǎo tái miàn

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 上不了台面

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