六亲不认

Traditional form:

六親不認

Pinyin (reading):

liùqīnbùrèn

Definitions:

• not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives

Characters:

• 六 - six
• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 认 - to know, to recognize, to understand

Traditional characters:

• 六 - six
• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 認 - to know, to recognize, to understand