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失格

English translation: lose face

10:19 Sep 14, 2008
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / BLOG
Chinese term or phrase: 失格
我收到禮物後會在這裡展示一下，有興趣的朋友，我可以轉贈，代價是要做一下慈善捐獻，到時認捐吧。這樣的話，我在這裡替人家作宣傳也不至太失格。
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 23:11
English translation:lose face
Explanation:
丢脸！
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William He
China
Local time: 23:11
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4lose face
William He
4 +1beneath one's dignity/below sb to do
Arthly
4not obtrusive
badonly


Discussion entries: 1





  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
beneath one's dignity/below sb to do


Explanation:
有失身份 be beneath one's dignity → 身份
作为一名领导，竟然说出这样的话，真是有失身份。 → 身份
在这种场合讲村话, 太有失身份了。 Using coarse language under such circumstances is really beneath your dignity. → 村话
It is below her to say that. 说那样的话有失她的身份。 → below
It is beneath him to cheat. 他那行骗行为有失他的身份。 → cheat


    Reference: http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E6%9C%89%E5%A4%B1%E8%...
Arthly
China
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Gertrude Tsau
1 hr
  -> thanks
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
lose face


Explanation:
丢脸！

William He
China
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ritchest
12 hrs
  -> 谢谢！
agree  Francis Fine: Arthly is also correct. But "lose face" is even more fitting. I suspect this is an adjecive used in dialect used in Hunan and neighboring provinces. The first word is pronounced "she (not as the English pronouun fem. 3d pers. but as in Hanyu phonetics)."
16 hrs
  -> 谢谢！
agree  Du Wei
1 day 13 hrs
  -> 谢谢！
agree  Beyondlingua
2 days 1 hr
  -> 谢谢！
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
not obtrusive


Explanation:
“失格” in this sentence should be equivalent to “冒失”。The word "unobtrusive" is somehow different from "not obtrusive". Thus, "not obtrusive" should be a proper choice.

badonly
China
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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