报喜不报忧

bào xǐ bù bào yōu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to report only the good news, not the bad news
  2. 2. to sweep bad news under the carpet

Child Words of 报喜不报忧

不
bù

no; not so

报
bào

to announce

喜
xǐ

to be fond of

报喜
bào xǐ

to announce good news

报忧
bào yōu

to report bad news

忧
yōu

to worry