[ jiāchǒubùkěwàiyáng ] domestic shame should not be made public.; don't wash one's dirty linen in public.; don't tell tales out of school.; family troubles are not a thing to be talked about in public
Related Translations:
家丑外扬: tell tales out of school; expose one's own evil; wash (one's) dirty linen in public
家丑: family scandal; the skeleton in the cupboard [closet]
不可: 1.(不可以) cannot; should not; must not; not allowed; forbidden 短语和例子不可一概而论 must not make sweeping generalizations; 不可剥夺的权利 an inalienable right; 不可抗拒的历史潮流 an irresistible historical trend; 两
Example Sentences:
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Family quarrels must be settled behind closed doors ... 家丑不可外扬。
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The medical profession ignored the problem when it could; when it couldn't it covered it up by secrecy and closing ranks . 对这类问题，医疗行业尽量置若罔闻，实在回避不了，就借保守秘密和强调家丑不可外扬掩饰过去。
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Wife locked up at home , skeleton in the cupboard 关在家里的老婆，家丑不可外扬。
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It s an ill bird that fouls its own nest 恶鸟渎巢家丑不可外扬
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Wash your dirty linen at home 谚家丑不可外扬。
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Families that quarrel in the privacy of the home do well do dissemble when they to out to dinner 他们在家大吵大闹，但是出门就餐时则装作若无其事。 /家丑不可外扬。
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It is difficult for researchers to understand the true extent of violence against women because the problem is often kept hidden 研究人员想要弄清妇女们所受的戕害到底有多广很不容易，因为“家丑不可外扬” 。
