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家醜

家醜

See also: 家丑

Chinese

		home; family; -ist home; family; -ist; -er; -ian; measure word for stores and schools	shameful; ugly; disgraceful
trad. (家醜)		家	醜
simp. (家丑)		家	丑

Noun

家醜

skeleton in the closet; family skeleton; family scandal (that family members try to keep secret)
家醜不可外揚。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiāchǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄔㄡˇ
Min Nan (POJ): ka-chhiú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāchǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄔㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiachoou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: ka-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kachiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/