in (/of)bad (/philistine) taste; not appeal to refined taste;be too low to enter polite company;be unrefined (/unpresentable); be unqualified to take its place in the higher circles; vulgar ❍ 我们看惯了绘画史的插图上，没有“连环图画”，名人的作品的展览会上，不是“罗马夕照”，就是“西湖晚凉”，便以为那是一种下等物事，不足以登“大雅之堂”的。(《鲁迅选集》 Ⅲ—158) In the histories of art to which we are accustomed we find no repro ductions from “picture books”，while exhibitions of the work of known artists show either “Rome in the Twilight”or “The West Lake at Dusk”. Evidently picture books are considered too low to enter polite company.
不登大雅之堂bu deng da ya zhi tang
not appeal to refined tastes
不登大雅之堂bù dēnɡ dà yǎ zhī tánɡ
指粗俗的文艺作品大雅之人看不上眼。be unrefined, in bad taste, not refined enough, vulgar