pín​jiàn​zhī​jiāo​bù​kě​wàng

one should not forget friends from poor times

贫贱之交不可忘 貧賤之交不可忘 pín​jiàn​zhī​jiāo​bù​kě​wàng
one should not forget friends from poor times
A friend made during times of poverty and hardship should never be forgotten; usually paired with 糟糠之妻不下堂 zāo​kāng​zhī​qī​bù​xià​táng to emphasize not abandoning those who shared one's struggles

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