不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
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1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
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2 unheeding the lessons of the past
家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
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1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
家丑不可外扬
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
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1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
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2 fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
目不识丁
mù bù shí dīng
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1 lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate
丑人多作怪
chǒu rén duō zuò guài
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1 ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
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1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó
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1 lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
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2 fig. it's not something you can avoid forever