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一家人不说两家话

yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà

8-character word Traditional 一家人不說兩家話

What 一家人不说两家话 means

1. lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
2. fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help
3. people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

The characters in 一家人不说两家话

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 人rénperson; people
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off
• 两liǎngtwo; both; some
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 话huàdialect; language; spoken words