沾亲带故

Traditional form:

沾親帶故

Pinyin (reading):

zhānqīndàigù

Definitions:

• (idiom) to have some sort of connection (personal or familial etc)

Characters:

• 沾 - to moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch
• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 带 - belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance

Traditional characters:

• 沾 - to moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch
• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 帶 - belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance