非亲非故

Traditional form:

非親非故

Pinyin (reading):

fēiqīnfēigù

Definitions:

• lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
• fig. unrelated to one another in any way

Characters:

• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance

Traditional characters:

• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance