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下不了台

xià bu liǎo tái

4-character word Traditional 下不了臺

What 下不了台 means

1. to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully
2. to be put on the spot
3. to be embarrassed

The characters in 下不了台

• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 台tái(classical) you (in letters); variant of 台