疏不见亲 in English shu1 bu4 jian4 qin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
  • blood is thicker than water (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

疏 不 见 亲

Traditional Characters

疏 不 見 親

Pinyin

shu1 bu4 jian4 qin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

疏shu1variant of 疏[shu1] 不bu4(negative prefix) 见jian4to see 亲qin1parent