丑时 (丑時)
chǒu shí
Pinyin
Definition
丑时 (丑時)
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- 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
家丑不可外传
- 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
- 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
- 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
家丑不可外扬
- 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
- 2 fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
丑人多作怪
- 1 ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
- 1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)