洋相

Traditional form:

洋相

Pinyin (reading):

yángxiàng

Definitions:

• social gaffe or blunder
• faux pas
• see 出洋相 (chūyángxiàng)

Characters:

• 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

Traditional characters:

• 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other