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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.

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.

家

HSK 11

含义house, home, residence; family

拼音jiā

丑

HSK 5

含义clown, comedian; second earthly branch

拼音chǒu

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

可

HSK 21

含义may, can, -able; possibly

拼音kě

外

HSK 11

含义out, outside, external; foreign

拼音wài

传

HSK 3

含义summon; propagate, transmit

拼音chuán

流

HSK 22

含义flow, circulate, drift; class

拼音liú

言

HSK 24

含义words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

拼音yán

切

HSK 33

含义cut, mince, slice, carve

拼音qiè

莫

HSK 7-9

含义do not, is not, can not; negative

拼音mò

轻

HSK 2

含义light; easy, simple; gentle

拼音qīng

信

HSK 21

含义trust, believe; letter

拼音xìn