一家人不说两家话

一家人不说两家话
jiārénshuōliǎngjiāhuà

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)

    • We are family, and family doesn't speak with divided loyalty.

  2. noun

    fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help

  3. noun

    people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

    • We're one family, so there's no need for such formal talk between us.

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A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.

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