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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

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
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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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