家醜不可外揚

See also: 家丑不可外扬

Chinese

		skeleton in the closet; family skeleton; family scandal	cannot; should not; must not	to spread; to publicise; to make known to the public
trad. (家醜不可外揚)		家醜	不可	外揚
simp. (家丑不可外扬)		家丑	不可	外扬
Literally: “family scandals cannot be spread to the outside”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāchǒu bùkě wàiyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāchǒu bùkě wàiyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiachǒu bùkě wàiyáng
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-chʻou³ pu⁴-kʻo³ wai⁴-yang²
    • Yale: jyā-chǒu bù-kě wài-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiachoou bukee wayyang
    • Palladius: цзячоу букэ вайян (czjačou bukɛ vajjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ waɪ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/

Proverb

家醜不可外揚

1. what happens in the family stays in the family; don't wash your dirty linen in public