丟人

See also: 丢人

Chinese

		to lose; to put aside; to throw	man; person; people
trad. (丟人)		丟	人
simp. (丢人)		丢	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diūrén

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄡㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): tiu-lîn / tiu-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: diūrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄡㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diouren
  - IPA ^(key): /ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: dīu yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu¹ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiu-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: tiu-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diuliin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiu³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiu⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiu-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: tiu-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diujiin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiu⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/

Adjective

丟人

disgraced; embarrassed; causing a loss of face
太丟人了 / 太丢人了 ― tài diūrén le ― It was so embarrassing

丟人經驗 / 丢人经验 ― diūrén jīngyàn ― embarrassing experience

Verb

丟人

to lose face; to bring shame to oneself
這人算是丟到家了。 [MSC, trad.]
这人算是丢到家了。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè rén suànshì diū dàojiā le. [Pinyin]
I have lost face completely.

Synonyms

丟臉／丢脸 (diūliǎn)
丟面子／丢面子 (diū miànzi)
(Min Nan) 落臉／落脸

Derived terms

丟人現眼／丢人现眼 (diūrénxiànyǎn)

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