| 家丑不可外传 |
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán |
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public |
| 家 |
jiā |
used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 家 |
jiā |
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:个 |
| 家丑 |
jiā chǒu |
family scandal / skeleton in the closet |
| 丑 |
Chǒu |
surname Chou |
| 丑 |
chǒu |
clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30° |
| 丑 |
chǒu |
shameful / ugly / disgraceful |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不可 |
bù kě |
cannot; should not; must not |
| 可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
| 可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
| 外 |
wài |
outside / in addition / foreign / external |
| 外传 |
wài chuán |
to tell others (a secret) / to divulge to an outsider / to be rumored |
| 外传 |
wài zhuàn |
unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography) |
| 传 |
chuán |
to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity) |
| 传 |
zhuàn |
biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station |