家醜不可外揚 [－丑－－－扬]

Jyutping gaa1 cau2 bat1 ho2 ngoi6 joeng4
Pinyin jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
  2. fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指​屋企​（​或者​引申​到​學校​、​公司​、​組織​等​）​入​面​嘅​醜​事​，​唔​應該​俾​外人​知道​，​應該​私下​處理
    bad things about one's family (or school, company, organisation, etc.) should not be aired to outsiders, and should be settled within the circle
  2. 參看
    家醜不出外揚、家醜不出外傳、家醜不可外傳、家醜不得外傳
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    what happens in the family stays in the family; don't wash your dirty linen in public
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
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