子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

Traditional form:

子不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧

Pinyin (reading):

zǐbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín

Definitions:

• see 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧／儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 (érbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín)

Characters:

• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 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:

• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 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