上不了檯面 shàng bù liǎo tái miàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. not to be disclosed
  3. too inferior to show in public

CHARACTERS

上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
了 liǎo
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action
檯 tái table
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension