儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

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

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Child Words of 儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 丑 丑 chǒu: clown
• 嫌 嫌 xián: to dislike
• 母 母 mǔ: mother
• 狗 狗 gǒu: dog
• 儿 儿 ér: child
• 贫 贫 pín: poor
• 家 家 jiā: home