報喜不報憂

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Chinese

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to announce good news; to report success not; no to report unpleasant or disappointing news
trad. (報喜不報憂) 報喜 報憂
simp. (报喜不报忧) 报喜 报忧

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Idiom

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報喜不報憂

  1. to report the good news but not the bad news; to report only what is good while withholding what is unpleasant