家醜不可外揚

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Chinese

skeleton in the closet; family skeleton; family scandal cannot; should not; must not to spread; to publicise; to make known to the public
trad. (家醜不可外揚) 家醜 不可 外揚
simp. (家丑不可外扬) 家丑 不可 外扬
Literally: “family scandals cannot be spread to the outside”.

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Proverb

家醜不可外揚

  1. what happens in the family stays in the family; don't wash your dirty linen in public