不登大雅之堂 bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)
  2. not presentable
  3. coarse
  4. unrefined

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
登 dēng
HSK 4
rise, mount, board, climb
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
雅 yǎ
HSK 6
elegant, graceful, refined
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
堂 táng
HSK 6
hall; government office