台上才会丢人
“(you'll embarrass yourself on stage.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
台下不用功
“(If you don't practice hard,)”
台上才会丢人
“(you'll embarrass yourself on stage.)”
“(If you perform the God-Welcoming Dance this way,)”
“You only have yourselves to blame for looking this pathetic in front of everyone.”
Reflects the traditional Chinese performing arts belief that rigorous behind-the-scenes discipline is required to preserve public honor and avoid disgracing the troupe.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose face; to embarrass oneself
A very common colloquial expression used when someone commits a humiliating mistake in public.
only then will...; inevitably leads to...
Used in conditional sentences to highlight an inevitable negative outcome resulting from a prior fault.