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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

family skeleton
  1. 1. 家丑,家庭中不可告人之事

Collins English-English Dictionary

family skeleton
  1. 1. n a closely guarded family secret

Examples

in the bosom of one's family
聚骨肉之爱,享天伦之乐 bosom
to cherish one's family
宠爱自己的家属 cherish
He comes from an poor family.
他出身于贫家。 come
the denial of one's family
抛弃家庭 denial
disgrace one's family
丢自己家庭的脸 disgrace
He has no family, or friends either.
他既没有家,也没有朋友。 either
the fair-haired boy of the family
家人宠爱的男孩 fair-haired
one's immediate family
近亲 immediate
to maintain a family
养家 maintain
a family reunion
合家团圆 reunion

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