created sense approved 报喜不报忧/報喜不報憂 · bàoxǐbùbàoyōu · to report only good news — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
报喜不报忧 / 報喜不報憂
bàoxǐbùbàoyōu
to report only good news
To report only the good news and hold back the bad; to sweep unpleasant news under the carpet.
报喜 (literal) → 报喜/報喜 · bàoxǐ · to announce good news 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 报忧 (literal) → 报忧/報憂 · bàoyōu · to report bad news
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