家丑 家醜
家丑 家醜 jiā chǒu ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄡˇ gaa1 cau2
- family scandal
- skeleton in the closet
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More words with these characters
家
- 人家 rén jiā ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 household
- 人家 rén jia ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 other people
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 家伙 傢伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ variant of 家伙
- 儒家 Rú jiā ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jyu4 gaa1 Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
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- 全家 quán jiā ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ cyun4 gaa1 whole family
- 分家 fēn jiā ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ fan1 gaa1 to separate and live apart
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 大家 dà jiā ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ daai6 gaa1 everyone
- 娘家 niáng jiā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ noeng4 gaa1 wife's family (before marriage)
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 家事 jiā shì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕˋ gaa1 si6 family matters
- 家人 jiā rén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ gaa1 jan4 family member
- 家伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ gaa1 fo2 household dish, implement or furniture
- 家具 jiā jù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩˋ gaa1 geoi6 furniture
- 家务 家務 jiā wù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ gaa1 mou6 household duties
- 家园 家園 jiā yuán ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄢˊ gaa1 jyun4 home
- 家境 jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaa1 ging2 family financial situation
丑 醜
- 出丑 出醜 chū chǒu ㄔㄨ ㄔㄡˇ ceot1 cau2 to make a fool of oneself
- 小丑 xiǎo chǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ siu2 cau2 clown
- 丑恶 醜惡 chǒu è ㄔㄡˇ ㄜˋ cau2 ok3 ugly
- 丑闻 醜聞 chǒu wén ㄔㄡˇ ㄨㄣˊ cau2 man4 scandal
- 丑陋 醜陋 chǒu lòu ㄔㄡˇ ㄌㄡˋ cau2 lau6 ugly
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- 丁丑 dīng chǒu ㄉㄧㄥ ㄔㄡˇ ding1 cau2 fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
- 丑时 丑時 chǒu shí ㄔㄡˇ ㄕˊ cau2 si4 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 丑牛 chǒu niú ㄔㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ cau2 ngau4 Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
- 丑角 chǒu jué ㄔㄡˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ cau2 gok3 clown role in opera
- 丑鸭 丑鴨 chǒu yā ㄔㄡˇ ㄧㄚ cau2 aap3 (bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- 丢丑 丟丑 diū chǒu ㄉㄧㄡ ㄔㄡˇ diu1 cau2 to lose face
- 乙丑 yǐ chǒu ㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ jyut3 cau2 second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
- 奇丑 奇醜 qí chǒu ㄑㄧˊ ㄔㄡˇ kei4 cau2 grotesque
- 子丑 zǐ chǒu ㄗˇ ㄔㄡˇ zi2 cau2 first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支
- 己丑 jǐ chǒu ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ gei2 cau2 twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
- 献丑 獻醜 xiàn chǒu ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄡˇ hin3 cau2 (used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display
- 癸丑 guǐ chǒu ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄡˇ gwai3 cau2 fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
- 辛丑 xīn chǒu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄡˇ san1 cau2 thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021
- 丑事 醜事 chǒu shì ㄔㄡˇ ㄕˋ cau2 si6 scandal
- 丑剧 醜劇 chǒu jù ㄔㄡˇ ㄐㄩˋ cau2 kek6 absurd drama
Idioms with these characters
- 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 gaa1 laap6 jip6 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
- 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bou2 gaa1 wai6 gwok3 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)