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家丑不可外扬

jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng

6-character word Traditional 家醜不可外揚

What 家丑不可外扬 means

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

The characters in 家丑不可外扬

• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 丑chǒuclown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year…
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
• 扬yángto raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing

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