拋paau1頭tau4露lou6面min6

simp抛头露面

paau1 tau4 lou6 min6pāo tóu lòu miànpāo tóu lù miàn

English

to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
to be in the spotlight
to make a living in the public eye, to court publicity to make a living

粵語 — Cantonese

公開露面，為咗利益而輕易露面，通常含有貶義

Examples

我可以幫手做啲文書工作，但係如果要我喺出面拋頭露面咁樣揾sponsor，我就勝任唔到啦。
I could help with some paperwork, but if I have to beg and ask for sponsorship outside, I'm afraid I could not help with it.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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