jiā
chǒu

common
idiom

Meaning of 家丑

家丑 means family scandal; family shame; disgrace within the family. Pronounced jiā chǒu.

  • family scandal; family shame; disgrace within the family

Definitions & Examples

Jiā
chǒu
wài
yáng
 
suǒ
men
nèi
jiě
jué
le
máo
dùn
 

Family scandals should not be aired in public, so they resolved the conflict internally.

Zhè
jiàn
shì
bèi
shì
wéi
jiā
de
chǒu
wén
 

This incident is regarded as a major scandal for the family.

Měi
jiā
tíng
dōu
yǒu
xiē
yuàn
de
jiā
chǒu
 

Every family has some shameful matters they don't want to mention.

Measure Words

/ jiàn
Primary
/ zhuāng