贻人口实

yírénkǒushí

provide one's critics with a handle; give occasion for talk

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give people laughingstock

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give people laughingstock

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yi2 ren2 kou3 shi2

to make oneself an object of ridicule

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贻人口实

yí rén kǒu shí

give occasion for scandal (gossip); be a source of ridicule; give a handle to; give cause for talk; give occasion for talk; give people basis for gossip; give people grounds for ridicule (gossip); leave people something to talk about

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貽人口實|贻人口实 [yí rén kǒu shí] ► to make oneself an object of ridicule