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家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn ， zuò bù chuí táng
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lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
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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
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家醜不可外傳
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
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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);
Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
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家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信
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);
Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
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家丑不可外扬
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
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lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom);
fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
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家醜不可外揚
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
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lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom);
fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
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容不得
róng bu dé
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unable to tolerate;
intolerant;
unable to bear sth
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密不透风
mì bù tòu fēng
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sealed off;
impenetrable
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密不透風
mì bù tòu fēng
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sealed off;
impenetrable
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密而不宣
mì ér bù xuān
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confidential;
secret;
hush-hush
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富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
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wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
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富不過三代
fù bù guò sān dài
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wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
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富贵不能淫
fù guì bù néng yín
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not corrupted by wealth and honors
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富貴不能淫
fù guì bù néng yín
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not corrupted by wealth and honors
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寡不敵眾
guǎ bù dí zhòng
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the few are no match for the many;
heavily outnumbered;
facing impossible odds (idiom)
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实不相瞒
shí bù xiāng mán
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truth to tell;
to be quite honest...
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實不相瞞
shí bù xiāng mán
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truth to tell;
to be quite honest...
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实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì
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really not easy (idiom)
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實屬不易
shí shǔ bù yì
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really not easy (idiom)
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宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu ， bù zuò fèng wěi
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lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom);
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
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寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾
nìng zuò jī tóu ， bù zuò fèng wěi
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lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom);
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
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宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào ， bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
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rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
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寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào ， bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
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rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
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寧死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
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rather die than submit (idiom)
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