家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信

jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn

Définitions

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.

Mots composant 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 丑 chǒu: clown
• 信 xìn: letter
• 传 chuán: to pass on
• 传 zhuàn: biography
• 切 qiē: to cut
• 切 qiè: definitely
• 可 kě: can
• 外 wài: outside
• 流 liú: to flow
• 轻 qīng: light
• 不可 bù kě: cannot; should not; must not
• 切莫 qiè mò: you must not
• 外传 wài chuán: to tell others (a secret)
• 外传 wài zhuàn: unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
• 家丑 jiā chǒu: family scandal
• 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
• 流言 liú yán: rumor
• 莫 mò: do not
• 言 yán: words
• 轻信 qīng xìn: to easily trust
• 家 jiā: home