Shéi jiā zào tū bù màoyān; shéi jiā guōdǐ méiyǒu hēi？

誰家灶突不冒煙, 誰家鍋底沒有黑？

Lit Whose family's chimney does not send off smoke, [and] whose family's cooking pot is not black at the bottom?

Fig Every family has its own troubles. Every family has its “skeleton in the cupboard.”

Note [See also jiājiā dōu yǒu above and yī jiā bù zhī below.]

Topics FAMILIES TROUBLE