家丑 jiā chǒu

family scandal; skeleton in the closet

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 34256th word

Definitions

  1. 1. family scandal
  2. 2. skeleton in the closet

Characters

Character Meaning
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
丑 chǒu HSK 5
ugly; clown; shameful