一家人不说两家话

yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà

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Definitions

1. lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
2. fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help
3. people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

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Child Words of 一家人不说两家话

• 一 一 yī: one
• 一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén: the whole family
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 两 两 liǎng: two
• 家人 家人 jiā rén: family member
• 话 话 huà: dialect
• 说 说 shuì: to persuade
• 说 说 shuō: to speak; to talk; to say
• 一家 一家 yī jiā: the whole family
• 家 家 jiā: home