bou3 hei2 bat1 bou3 jau1報喜不報憂报喜不报忧
Jyutpingbou3 hei2 bat1 bou3 jau1
Yalebou héi bāt bou yāu

Definition

to report only the good news, not the bad news; to sweep bad news under the carpet

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

暴恐
bou6 hung2(attributive) terrorist
壁壘森嚴壁垒森严
bik1 leoi5 sam1 jim4closely guarded; sharply divided
憊懶惫懒
bei6 laan5listless; languid; slothful; indolent
不成
bat1 sing4won't do; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
貝爾莫潘贝尔莫潘
bui3 ji5 mok6 pun1Belmopan, capital of Belize
板塊板块
baan2 faai3slab; (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry)
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