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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-83d38c75b33cb5f2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
醜話說在前頭 丑话说在前头 [chou3 hua4 shuo1 zai4 qian2 tou5] /let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.