报喜不报忧 in English bao4 xi3 bu4 bao4 you1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to report only the good news, not the bad news
  • to hold back unpleasant news
  • to sweep bad news under the carpet

Simplified Characters

报 喜 不 报 忧

Traditional Characters

報 喜 不 報 憂

Pinyin

bao4 xi3 bu4 bao4 you1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

报bao4to announce 喜xi3to be fond of 不bu4(negative prefix) 报bao4to announce 忧you1to worry