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.

子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 嫌 (literal) → 嫌 · xián · to dislike 母 (literal) → 母 · mǔ · mother 丑 (literal) → 丑/醜 · chǒu · ugly ， (non_chinese) 狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 嫌 (literal) → 嫌 · xián · to dislike 家 (literal) → 家 · jiā · home 贫 (literal) → 贫/貧 · pín · poor

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM