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家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
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Definitions
- 1. Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
- 2. Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
Child Words of 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
to easily trust
definitely
to cut
biography
unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
no; not so
to tell others (a secret)
outside
family scandal
do not
to flow
letter
cannot; should not; must not
can
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
rumor
words
you must not
clown
light
home
to pass on