子不嫌母醜,狗不嫌家貧 zǐ bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

see 兒不嫌母醜,儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫[er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2]

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 兒不嫌母醜,儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫[er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2]

Characters

Character Meaning
(noun suffix); son; child
not; no; (negative prefix)
to dislike; suspicion
mother; (of animals) female; origin
ugly; clown; shameful
dog
not; no; (negative prefix)
to dislike; suspicion
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
poor; deficient; inadequate