报喜不报忧

bào xǐ bù bào yōu

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 报喜不报忧

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 报 报 bào: to announce
• 喜 喜 xǐ: to be fond of
• 报喜 报喜 bào xǐ: to announce good news
• 报忧 报忧 bào yōu: to report bad news
• 忧 忧 yōu: to worry