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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

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

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

扬

HSK 4

含义scatter, spread; praise

拼音yáng