疏不间亲
shū​bù​jiàn​qīn

blood is thicker than water

  • created reference approved 疏不间亲/疏不間親 → 远不间亲/遠不間親 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疏不间亲 / 疏不間親 shū​bù​jiàn​qīn

    远不间亲 / 遠不間親 yuǎn​bù​jiàn​qīn

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  • created sense approved 疏不间亲/疏不間親 · shū​bù​jiàn​qīn · blood is thicker than water — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疏不间亲 / 疏不間親

    shū​bù​jiàn​qīn

    blood is thicker than water

    A person with distant relations cannot sow discord between those who are close; also written as [[远不间亲|遠不間親|yuan3 bu4 jian4 qin1]].

    shū​bú​jiàn​qīn

    疏 (literal) → 疏 · shū · distant 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 间 (literal) → 间/間 · jiàn · to sow discord 亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close

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