一家人不说两家话

Traditional: 一家人不說兩家話
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
Dictionary entry
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)

What does 一家人不说两家话 mean?

一家人不说两家话 (yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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一家人不说两家话
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
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