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2024
家醜不可外揚
家醜不可外揚
See also:
家丑不可外扬
Chinese
skeleton in the closet
; family skeleton;
family
scandal
not; no; (negative prefix)
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
hurl; to raise; to scatter
trad.
(
家醜不可外揚
)
家醜
不
可
外
揚
simp.
(
家丑不可外扬
)
家丑
不
可
外
扬
Idiom
家醜不可外揚
(
slang
)
don't
wash
your
dirty
linen
in
public
Etymology
Literally: "family scandals cannot be exposed to outsiders."
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
jiāchǒu bù kě wài yáng
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
jiāchǒu bù kě wài yáng
Zhuyin
:
ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jiachoou bu kee way yang
IPA
(key)
:
/t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
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