- 抛头露面
- pāotóulùmiànreveal one's head and show one's face (formerly said of a woman showing herself in public, which was considered unbecoming; now said of somebody blatantly seeking publicity)* * *show one's face in public* * *show one's face in public* * *pao1 tou2 lou4 mian4to show your face in public (derog.)* * *抛头露面pāo tóu lù miànshow one's face in public; appear in public; be in the limelight; expose oneself in public; go out and be seen in public; make oneself conspicuous all over the place; make public appearances; show oneself in public; show one's head and face; show oneself much in the streets* * *拋頭露面|抛头露面 [pāo tóu lòu miàn] ► to show your face in public (derog.)
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.