儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 in English er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2 Meaning

Meanings

  • a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

Simplified Characters

儿 不 嫌 母 丑 ， 狗 不 嫌 家 贫

Traditional Characters

兒 不 嫌 母 醜 ， 狗 不 嫌 家 貧

Pinyin

er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

儿er2variant of 人[ren2] 不bu4(negative prefix) 嫌xian2to dislike 母mu3mother 丑chou3surname Chou ， 狗gou3dog 不bu4(negative prefix) 嫌xian2to dislike 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 贫pin2poor