<p>Well that was easy: I should have done a better web search before posting. The answer can be found <a href="http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/22639370" rel="nofollow">here</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>糗大了，为俗语。为：出丑的意思。（事情搞砸了，出丑了）<br>
  [糗大了 is a colloquial saying meaning "to make a fool of oneself."]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If anyone knows the origin of this phrase, I'd be glad to hear it.</p>

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Perhaps you could delete your question and post a new question asking the origin of 糗大 (which would be interesting to know, in my opinion). In the question you could also define the meaning of 糗大 so that beginners will be benefited by reading your question as well. Just my suggestion.
Bjorn
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@Bjorn There's no need to delete this one, he can simply post a new question.
Alenanno
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@Alenanno - No absolute need but if the OP does make a new post that already includes the definition of 糗大 it could help to keep this site tidy as this post could then potentially become a partial duplicate post. Of course it remains up to the OP as we are still in the beta stage now.
Bjorn
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Alf
<p>I think it means very similar to embarrassing.</p>

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fc. liu
<p>That's simple:</p>

<p><strong>糗大了 == lose one's face <em>very much</em></strong></p>

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<p>You may read <a href="http://baike.baidu.com/view/3603374.htm" rel="nofollow">http://baike.baidu.com/view/3603374.htm</a>, it's kind of comprehensive.</p>

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wuyefeibao
<p>It means 'Something really rally bad happens'.</p>

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Steve Fan
<p>I'm Chinese and 糗大了 has a southern (Southern China) accent to it to my ears...also it's made of 米 (left part which means rice) and 臭 (right part which means stinky), so maybe the origin is from stinky rice? I didn't research but thought about sharing just for fun.</p>

<p><strong>EDIT:</strong> as in somebody accidentally ate spoiled rice and made a fool out of himself.</p>

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Your second edit could be written as it's own question. You can get pinyin by pasting characters into Google translate or using this tool mentioned in meta: http://meta.chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/22/pinyin-tone-marks
going
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Sorry but I had to down-vote. Your post isn't very useful as is: you basically guessed an etymology, but this guess isn't even based on a research, as you admit yourself.
Alenanno
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don't be sorry - i try to have people laugh (and hopefully learn) at my expense and hopefully at least you laughed.
Laguna
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I agree with @Alenanno, but I also found the information regarding the words southern flavor interesting. Also, Lagoona, in the only modern dictionary entry I found the meaning was given as "（方）饭或面食成块状或糊状". Not exactly stinky rice, but not too far away from that idea either.
Alf
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@Lagoona I'd be happy to remove my down-vote if you could back up your guess by something more. Are you sure there isn't nothing on the internet that can provide some reference? :)
Alenanno
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Laguna
<p>What does 糗大 (qiǔdà) mean in the following phrase?</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>那才真的糗大了。  </p>
</blockquote>

<p>From context, I think it <em>ought</em> to mean something like "that would really be terrible" or "that would be far worse," but I can't find a source to confirm my hunch. 糗大 isn't in my dictionary, and <a href="http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php" rel="nofollow">MDBG</a> lists the translation as "hoax," which doesn't seem right in this context.</p>

<p>Any ideas?</p>

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I inserted Pinyin, but please double check it to see if it's correct.
Alenanno
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@Alenanno: the pinyin is correct, but I don't believe it's necessary here. See my [post](http://meta.chinese.stackexchange.com/a/110/291) in meta for my views on the subject.
Alf
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Why not? I didn't know the reading of "才真" and "糗", for example, so I'd say it's necessary. At least now other users don't need to look up the dictionary like I did.
Alenanno
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@Alenanno: I put the reading of 糗 in both the title and the question itself, so that's a non issue. It's fine if you don't know the characters "才" and "真", but according to [this list](http://lingua.mtsu.edu/chinese-computing/statistics/char/list.php?Which=MO) they are among the 300 most common characters in Chinese. I don't mean any disrespect, but glossing these characters would only be necessary for total beginners who would probably get more benefit from looking them up in the dictionary anyway.
Alf
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I removed the Pinyin, maybe you gave me a sort of idea... Thanks for the list. Please, come to the chat, otherwise this comment area will become a mess eheh.
Alenanno
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I think that if someone wants to add pinyin that is fine. One big problem with Chinese (as opposed to, say, Japanese) is that there is no tradition of showing pronunciation, making Chinese highly inaccessible to non-speakers, and even hard for Chinese speakers at times. Characters are rather opaque when it comes to pronunciation (why not 糗 chòu, for instance?). Any help we can give should be given, not withheld 'on principle'. True, with Google Translate, etc., things are far easier than in pre-Internet days, but I can't see why we should make a point of *not* supplying pronunciation.
Bathrobe
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What does 糗大 (qiǔdà) mean?
# What does 糗大 (qiǔdà) mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-01-10)

What does 糗大 (qiǔdà) mean in the following phrase?

> 那才真的糗大了。

From context, I think it *ought* to mean something like "that would really be terrible" or "that would be far worse," but I can't find a source to confirm my hunch. 糗大 isn't in my dictionary, and [MDBG](http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php) lists the translation as "hoax," which doesn't seem right in this context.

Any ideas?

**Tags:** meaning

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I inserted Pinyin, but please double check it to see if it's correct.  
> **username_0**: @username_1: the pinyin is correct, but I don't believe it's necessary here. See my [post](http://meta.chinese.stackexchange.com/a/110/291) in meta for my views on the subject.  
> **username_1**: Why not? I didn't know the reading of "才真" and "糗", for example, so I'd say it's necessary. At least now other users don't need to look up the dictionary like I did.  
> **username_0**: @username_1: I put the reading of 糗 in both the title and the question itself, so that's a non issue. It's fine if you don't know the characters "才" and "真", but according to [this list](http://lingua.mtsu.edu/chinese-computing/statistics/char/list.php?Which=MO) they are among the 300 most common characters in Chinese. I don't mean any disrespect, but glossing these characters would only be necessary for total beginners who would probably get more benefit from looking them up in the dictionary anyway.  
> **username_1**: I removed the Pinyin, maybe you gave me a sort of idea... Thanks for the list. Please, come to the chat, otherwise this comment area will become a mess eheh.  
> **username_2**: I think that if someone wants to add pinyin that is fine. One big problem with Chinese (as opposed to, say, Japanese) is that there is no tradition of showing pronunciation, making Chinese highly inaccessible to non-speakers, and even hard for Chinese speakers at times. Characters are rather opaque when it comes to pronunciation (why not 糗 chòu, for instance?). Any help we can give should be given, not withheld 'on principle'. True, with Google Translate, etc., things are far easier than in pre-Internet days, but I can't see why we should make a point of *not* supplying pronunciation.  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2012-01-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Well that was easy: I should have done a better web search before posting. The answer can be found [here](http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/22639370):

> 糗大了，为俗语。为：出丑的意思。（事情搞砸了，出丑了）  
> [糗大了 is a colloquial saying meaning "to make a fool of oneself."]

If anyone knows the origin of this phrase, I'd be glad to hear it.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Perhaps you could delete your question and post a new question asking the origin of 糗大 (which would be interesting to know, in my opinion). In the question you could also define the meaning of 糗大 so that beginners will be benefited by reading your question as well. Just my suggestion.  
> **username_1**: @username_3 There's no need to delete this one, he can simply post a new question.  
> **username_3**: @username_1 - No absolute need but if the OP does make a new post that already includes the definition of 糗大 it could help to keep this site tidy as this post could then potentially become a partial duplicate post. Of course it remains up to the OP as we are still in the beta stage now.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-08-02. Score: 1

I think it means very similar to embarrassing.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2012-10-21. Score: 1

That's simple:

**糗大了 == lose one's face *very much***


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### Answer by username_6 on 2014-08-02. Score: 1

You may read <http://baike.baidu.com/view/3603374.htm>, it's kind of comprehensive.


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### Answer by username_7 on 2014-08-02. Score: 1

It means 'Something really rally bad happens'.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2012-01-10. Score: 1

I'm Chinese and 糗大了 has a southern (Southern China) accent to it to my ears...also it's made of 米 (left part which means rice) and 臭 (right part which means stinky), so maybe the origin is from stinky rice? I didn't research but thought about sharing just for fun.

**EDIT:** as in somebody accidentally ate spoiled rice and made a fool out of himself.

> **Comments:**
> **username_9**: Your second edit could be written as it's own question. You can get pinyin by pasting characters into Google translate or using this tool mentioned in meta: http://meta.chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/22/pinyin-tone-marks  
> **username_1**: Sorry but I had to down-vote. Your post isn't very useful as is: you basically guessed an etymology, but this guess isn't even based on a research, as you admit yourself.  
> **username_8**: don't be sorry - i try to have people laugh (and hopefully learn) at my expense and hopefully at least you laughed.  
> **username_0**: I agree with @username_1, but I also found the information regarding the words southern flavor interesting. Also, Lagoona, in the only modern dictionary entry I found the meaning was given as "（方）饭或面食成块状或糊状". Not exactly stinky rice, but not too far away from that idea either.  
> **username_1**: @Lagoona I'd be happy to remove my down-vote if you could back up your guess by something more. Are you sure there isn't nothing on the internet that can provide some reference? :)  

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