Don't make a fool of yourself(jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng)

Don't make a fool of yourself

It's a Chinese idiom.

Pinyin: Ji ā ch ǒ UB ù K ě w à iy á ng,

Definition: ugly: shame; Yang: publicize, spread. It means that problems within the family need to be solved by themselves or internally. If they are told by outsiders, they will be calculated or ridiculed.

There is no clear definition of "ugly" and "Yang". In reality, it is often manifested as the endorsement of evil deeds or the washing of ugly people. This theory is highly controversial and cannot be falsely spread.

Citation explanation

It's the internal problems in the family that need to be solved by themselves or internally. If they are told by outsiders, they will be calculated or ridiculed. Shi Puji's five Lantern Festival yuan in Song Dynasty: "the monk asked:" how is huachengjian a family tradition? " He said, "I don't want to say it. "He said," why He said, "the ugliness of the family is not to be publicized." ming Feng Menglong's Xingshi Hengyan Volume 8: family ugliness should not be publicized. If it is passed on to others and ridiculed by others, this is the end of the matter, and we will make a division again. "Xingshihengyan. Vol.16. Lu Wuhan's hard to keep color shoes": "as the saying goes:" the ugly family should not be publicized. "If there is a dozen more, the neighbors will know." "The second moment is amazing. Volume 5:" Zong Wang said in his heart, "it's a family scandal. I'm afraid my daughter won't be allowed to go to other people, so I have to bear it."

Analysis of Idioms

Grammar: subject predicate type; as object, clause; refers to the dishonorable things within the family, should not be publicized to others. part of speech: commendatory word, used as predicate. structure: combined

English translation

1.Donotwashyourdirtylineninpublic 2.Thereisaskeletoninthecupboard 3.Domesticshameshouldnotbemadepublic

Chinese PinYin : jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng