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抛头露面

pāo tóu lù miàn

4-character word Traditional 拋頭露面

What 抛头露面 means

1. to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)

The characters in 抛头露面

• 抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 露lùdew; syrup; nectar
• 面miànface; side; surface

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