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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāchǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄔㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ cau²
Min Nan (POJ): ka-thiú / ka-chhiú / kee-siú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāchǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄔㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiachoou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ cau²
  - Yale: gā cháu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ tsau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ ceo²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-thiú
  - Tâi-lô: ka-thiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka'tiuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ tʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: ka-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kachiuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-siú
  - Tâi-lô: kee-siú
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiu⁵³/

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.

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