家醜不可外傳

简 家丑不可外传 · 繁 家醜不可外傳
Mandarin · pinyin jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán

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  1. lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
醜
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
可
kě · may, can, -able; possibly
外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
傳
chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
丑
chǒu · clown, comedian; second earthly branch
传
chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
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1–3–4–3–4–2 · jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2

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gaa1 cau2 bat1 ho2 ngoi6 cyun4

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gaa1 cau2 bat1 ho2 ngoi6 cyun4

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家醜不可外傳 · jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2
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Exact source record家醜不可外傳 家丑不可外传 [jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2] /lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public/