下不来台

下不來臺
xiàbuláitái

synonym of 下不了臺 /下不了台 (xiàbuliǎotái)

Wiktionary

Homographs

下不来台 xiàbùláitái
  1. to be put on the spot
  2. to find oneself in an awkward situation

Entry Composition

1 下不来 xiàbùlái
  1. awkward
  2. embarrassed
  3. cannot be accomplished
=2 台 Tái
  1. Taiwan (abbr.)
  2. surname Tai
=2 台 tāi used in place names
=2 台 tái
  1. (classical) you (in letters)
  2. variant of 台 tái
=2 台 tái desk; table; counter
=2 台 Tái Taiwan (abbr.)
=2 台 tái
  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. terrace
  4. stand
  5. support
  6. station
  7. broadcasting station
  8. classifier for vehicles or machines
=2 台 tái typhoon
=2 台 yí
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) I, me
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) what
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, polite, honorific) used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
  5. I, me
  6. Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
  7. Used in place names.
  8. a surname
  9. historical placename in modern Shandong
  10. used in 三台 (“name of a star”)
  11. used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
  12. what
=2 台 yí pufferfish; blowfish