疏不见亲

Traditional form:

疏不見親

Pinyin (reading):

shūbùjiànqīn

Definitions:

• lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
• blood is thicker than water (idiom)

Characters:

• 疏 - to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

Traditional characters:

• 疏 - to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 見 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree