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家丑不可外扬
jiā​chǒu​bù​kě​wài​yáng

family privacy

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
家丑不可外扬 (家醜不可外揚) jiā​chǒu​bù​kě​wài​yáng
family privacy
The idiom advising that family scandals or private troubles should not be publicized to outsiders; don't wash your dirty linen in public.

Frequency

Written text
0.148 per million

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Definitions
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Frequency data
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