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家丑不可外传

jiāchǒubùkěwàichuán

Traditional: 家醜不可外傳

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

Character Breakdown

家
jiā
house, home, residence; family
HSK 1
丑
chǒu
ugly; shameful; comedian, clown
HSK 5
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
HSK 2
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2
传
chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
HSK 4

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