一家人不说两家话
Word
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
- Traditional
- 一家人不說兩家話
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
yi1jia1ren2bu4shuo1liang3jia1hua4Meaning
- lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) CC-CEDICT
- fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help CC-CEDICT
- people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise) CC-CEDICT