丑话说在前面 醜話說在前面 醜話説在前面

say the ugly words first

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
State the unpleasant points or possible problems up front to avoid misunderstanding later.
Simplified
丑话说在前面
Traditional (Taiwan)
醜話說在前面
Traditional (Hong Kong)
醜話説在前面
Pinyin
chǒuhuà shuō zài qiánmiàn
Bopomofo
ㄔㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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