家丑 (家醜) jiāchǒu
jiāchǒu
noun
family scandal
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '家醜'; Guoyu '家醜'; Mathews 1931 '家醜', p. 79)
Contained in
- 家丑不可外传(家醜不可外傳) family shames must not be aired in public
- 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信(家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信) Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly.
- 家丑不可外扬(家醜不可外揚) family shames must not be aired in public
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第六十九回 Chapter 69 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1