儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

Traditional form:

兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧

Pinyin (reading):

érbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 儿 - son, child
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 嫌 - to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect
• 母 - mother; female elders; female
• 丑 - ugly; shameful; comedian, clown
• 狗 - dog
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 嫌 - to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 贫 - poor, needy, impoverished; lacking

Traditional characters:

• 兒 - son, child
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 嫌 - to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect
• 母 - mother; female elders; female
• 醜 - ugly; shameful; comedian, clown
• 狗 - dog
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 嫌 - to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 貧 - poor, needy, impoverished; lacking