家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
idiom
Traditional: 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信
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- (idiom) Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
- Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
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Related Words
家丑不可外传(jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán)— lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
→家丑不可外扬(jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng)— lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
→管他呢(guǎn tā ne)— don’t worry about (it, him etc)
→管他的(guǎn tā de)— don’t worry about (it, him etc)
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