家醜 [－丑]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. family scandal
  2. skeleton in the closet
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    skeleton in the closet; family skeleton; family scandal (that family members try to keep secret)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    家丑不出外传
    家醜不出外傳
    • bad things about one's family should not be aired to outsiders
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    家丑不可外扬
    家醜不可外揚
    jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
    • don't wash your dirty linen in public