猫头鹰报喜，丑名在外貓頭鷹報喜，醜名在外貓頭鷹報喜，醜名在外

an owl announcing good news: its ugly name is out there

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Someone has a bad reputation, so even good news from them isn't trusted.

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Simplified: 猫头鹰报喜，丑名在外
Traditional (Taiwan): 貓頭鷹報喜，醜名在外
Pinyin: māotóuyīng bàoxǐ, chǒumíng zàiwài
Bopomofo: ㄇㄠㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄥㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧˇ，ㄔㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄞˋ

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