儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫
Traditional: 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧Dictionary entry
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
What does 儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 mean?
儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 (ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín) has the following dictionary meaning.
1a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
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儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫
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