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家丑不可外扬

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

Characters and words in 家丑不可外扬

jiā = ji + a1
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jiā = ji + a1
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]
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family scandal / skeleton in the closet
chǒu = ch + ou3
clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
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chǒu = ch + ou3
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= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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cannot / should not / must not
cannot; should not; must not
= k + e3
can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very
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= k + e4
used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
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wài = w + ai4
outside / in addition / foreign / external
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yáng = y + ang2
abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] / surname Yang
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yáng = y + ang2
to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate
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yáng = y + ang2
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Words with 家丑不可外扬

家丑不可外扬 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 家丑不可外扬

家丑不可外扬 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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