外传

wài chuán

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外传

wài chuán to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider

外传

wài zhuàn unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)

Definitions

1. to tell others (a secret)
2. to divulge to an outsider
3. to be rumored

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这些是机密文件，不能 外传 。

These are classified documents and must not be disclosed.

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Words Containing 外传

• 家丑不可外传 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
• 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn: Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
• 圣经外传 圣经外传 shèng jīng wài zhuàn: Apocrypha

Child Words of 外传

• 传 传 chuán: to pass on
• 传 传 zhuàn: biography
• 外 外 wài: outside