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Definitions
1. to tell others (a secret)
2. to divulge to an outsider
3. to be rumored
Components
外
wài
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outside
传
chuán
–
to pass on
Related Words
圣经外传
Shèng jīng Wài zhuàn
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PN:Apocrypha
家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
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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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Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)