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报喜不报忧

bàoxǐbùbàoyōu

Traditional: 報喜不報憂

to report only the good news, not the bad news / to hold back unpleasant news / to sweep bad news under the carpet

Character Breakdown

报
bào
to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge
HSK 2
喜
xǐ
to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
HSK 1
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
报
bào
to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge
HSK 2
忧
yōu
sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
HSK 6

Additional Information

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