rose~ Posted September 20, 2007 at 08:45 PM Report Posted September 20, 2007 at 08:45 PM How do people feel about the expression "[pop=出洋相/chūyángxiāng]出洋相[/pop]“ (to make oneself look like an idiot)？ Is it OK? Would you use this turn of phrase to describe someone or mind if it were used to describe you? Quote
muyongshi Posted September 20, 2007 at 11:04 PM Report Posted September 20, 2007 at 11:04 PM It's not that harsh of a phrase. I did it last night. Was talking to my neighbor and early in the conversation introduced ourselves and as we at the end exchanged phone numbers I very stupidly asked for her name again. If I've screw-up and look foolish I'm willing to say it about myself and to a degree be called it by other people, especially with friends just joking around. It's not a massive insulting phrase. If you say it to their friends who really messed up you won't get decked for it. Quote
rose~ Posted September 21, 2007 at 04:03 PM Author Report Posted September 21, 2007 at 04:03 PM I was also thinking about whether anyone minds particularly about the literal meaning. Quote
muyongshi Posted September 22, 2007 at 12:39 AM Report Posted September 22, 2007 at 12:39 AM If I was in the part of history where this first started being used yeah maybe. But now that it is just a saying...not really. Quote
naturegirl Posted September 23, 2007 at 05:20 PM Report Posted September 23, 2007 at 05:20 PM No it's not harsh. I hear this a lot from people when I'm going crazy. But I didn't even know that it was this 洋 before. Quote
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