show one's face in public(pāo tóu lù miàn)

show one's face in public

Public appearance, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ā ot ó UL ù mi à n, which means to show one's head and face. It originally refers to the appearance of women in public; now it refers to public appearance. From the romance of Fengshen.

Notes on Idioms

Throwing: exposure.

The origin of Idioms

The third chapter of the romance of the gods written by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty: "if this city breaks down after a long time, my wife and daughter will be captured to Chaoge, and my body will be so cruel that all the princes will laugh at me as a person without any plan. If I don't kill my wife first and then commit suicide, I will not lose my husband's place."

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, attributive, object and clause. Chapter 69 of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua, written by Xiaosheng Lan Ling of Ming Dynasty: "several times I wanted to go to the public to file a complaint, but I was afraid that I would go to the public and lose my husband's reputation." In Qing Dynasty, Li Yu attached the revised version of "Pipa Ji · looking for husband" to his "casual love · exercise": "Gu Bu's shoes are shallow; he can't talk about it in public. It's not my own pleasure to play the lute. I want to express my heart. " But it's a shame to come here and make a public appearance! (Ye Shengtao's Chunguang is not hers)

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] to appear in public and [antonym] to live in seclusion

Chinese PinYin : pāo tóu lù miàn