家醜不可外揚
See also: 家丑不可外扬
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”.
Pronunciation
Proverb
家醜不可外揚
- what happens in the family stays in the family; don't wash your dirty linen in public