一家人不說兩家話

jat1 gaa1 jan4 bat1 syut3 loeng5 gaa1 waa6

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) · fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help · people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
  2. fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help
  3. people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

Written Forms

一家人不說兩家話Traditional · Main Form
一家人不说两家话Alternate Form

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