zǐ​bù​xián​mǔ​chǒu​gǒu​bù​xián​jiā​pín

loyalty to one's roots

Senses

子不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫/ 子不嫌母醜,狗不嫌家貧 zǐ​bù​xián​mǔ​chǒu​gǒu​bù​xián​jiā​pín loyalty to one's roots

A proverb meaning a child does not mind their mother's ugliness and a dog does not mind its home's poverty; used to express that one should never be ashamed of or abandon their family or home country regardless of their condition.

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