家醜不可外傳

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]

home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]

family scandal / skeleton in the closet

shameful / ugly / disgraceful

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

cannot / should not / must not

cannot; should not; must not

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

outside / in addition / foreign / external

to tell others (a secret) / to divulge to an outsider / to be rumored

unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)

to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity)

biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.