顏面掃地 yán miàn sǎo dì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
  2. to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)

CHARACTERS

顏 yán face, facial appearance
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
掃 sǎo sweep, clear away; exterminate
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region