非亲非故 in English fei1 qin1 fei1 gu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) neither a relative nor a friend (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically unrelated to one another in any way

Simplified Characters

非 亲 非 故

Traditional Characters

非 親 非 故

Pinyin

fei1 qin1 fei1 gu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 亲qin1parent 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 故gu4happening