疏不见亲 shū bù jiàn qīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
  2. blood is thicker than water (idiom)

CHARACTERS

疏 shū
HSK 6
neglect; careless, lax
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
见 jiàn
HSK 1
see, observe, behold; perceive
亲 qīn
HSK 4
relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree