- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
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家丑不可外扬
家丑不可外扬
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
- 。
One should not air dirty laundry outside the home.
- 貳形adjective
fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
- ，。
Don't air dirty laundry in public; this is our own family matter.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丑(hand clenched; second digit)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand clenched into a fist represents the Earthly Branch Chou—the ox.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
家丑不可外扬
Traditional家醜不可外揚
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
- 。
One should not air dirty laundry outside the home.
- 貳形adjective
fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
- ，。
Don't air dirty laundry in public; this is our own family matter.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丑(hand clenched; second digit)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand clenched into a fist represents the Earthly Branch Chou—the ox.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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