疏不間親

简 疏不间亲 · 繁 疏不間親
Mandarin · pinyin shū bù jiàn qīn

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  1. (idiom) outsiders should not come between close relatives
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疏
shū · neglect; careless, lax
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
間
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親
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
间
jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
亲
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
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1–4–4–1 · shu1 bu4 jian4 qin1

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