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一家人不說兩家話
简 一家人不说两家话 · 繁 一家人不說兩家話Mandarin · pinyin yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
Meanings
- lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
- fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help
- people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)
Characters in this entry
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 說
- shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 兩
- liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 話
- huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
- 说
- shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 两
- liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 话
- huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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Mandarin tones
1–1–2–4–1–3–1–4 · yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 shuo1 liang3 jia1 hua4
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