家醜不可外揚 — jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 yang2 — Chinese Dictionary

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家

醜

不

可

外

揚

家

醜

不

可

外

揚

Definitions6 characters

jia¹ chou³ bu⁴ ke³ wai⁴ yang²

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

家

醜

不

可

外

揚

As word

1

jia¹

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

2

chou³

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

3

bu⁴

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

4

ke³

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

5

wai⁴

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

6

yang²

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public