下不来 (下不來) xiàbùlái

xiàbùlái adjective awkward; embarrassed; cannot be accomplished
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '下不來')

Contained in

• 下不来台(下不來臺) to be put on the spot; to find oneself in an awkward situation

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 第二回 Chapter 46 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 104 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1

Collocations

• 上下不来 (上下不來) 他嫂子臉上下不來 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 46 — count: 2