親疏貴賤

简 亲疏贵贱 · 繁 親疏貴賤
Mandarin · pinyin qīn shū guì jiàn

Meanings

  1. close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
  2. all possible relations
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親
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
疏
shū · neglect; careless, lax
貴
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賤
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亲
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
贵
guì · expensive, costly, valuable
贱
jiàn · mean, low; cheap, worthless
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1–1–4–4 · qin1 shu1 gui4 jian4

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can1 so1 gwai3 zin6

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can1 so1 gwai3 zin6

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親疏貴賤 · qin1 shu1 gui4 jian4
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Exact source record親疏貴賤 亲疏贵贱 [qin1 shu1 gui4 jian4] /close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone/all possible relations/