外传

wài zhuàn

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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)

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1. unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)

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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