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儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

11-character word Traditional 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧

What 儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 means

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

The characters in 儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

• 儿érchild; son
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 母mǔmother; elderly female relative; origin
• 丑chǒuclown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year…
• 狗gǒudog
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 贫pínpoor; inadequate; deficient