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 can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)outside; in addition; foreign; externalhurl; 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
Etymology
Literally: "family scandals cannot be exposed to outsiders."
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiachoou bu4 kee way yang
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
家醜不可外揚
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