贻

to present / to bequeath

(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台[tai2]

desk / table / counter

Taiwan (abbr.)

platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines

cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)

typhoon

mussel

to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock

to make oneself an object of ridicule

to have bad consequences

to have disastrous consequences

to leave peace for the future generations

to be ridiculous / to make a fool of oneself

a novice making a fool of himself / to make oneself ridiculous before experts

to leave an example for all generations

to affect adversely / to delay or hinder / to waste (an opportunity) / to mislead

lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom

presents between lovers

to create trouble for oneself (idiom)