家醜不可外揚

Chinese

skeleton in the closet; family skeleton; family scandal not; no
 
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
outside; in addition; foreign; external
hurl; to raise; to scatter
trad. (家醜不可外揚) 家醜
simp. (家丑不可外扬) 家丑

Etymology

Literally: "family scandals cannot be exposed to outsiders."

Pronunciation


Idiom

家醜不可外揚

  1. (slang) don't wash your dirty linen in public
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