家丑不可外扬
家丑不可外扬
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
idiom
Traditional: 家醜不可外揚
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- (idiom) lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
- fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
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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)
→大小姐(dà xiǎo jie)— eldest daughter of an affluent family
→一不做，二不休(yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū)— don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
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