六亲不认 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• not recognizing one's family ; self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives

Character by character

• 六liùsix
• 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 认rènto know, to recognize, to understand

Idioms sharing a character

• 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù
• 三姑六婆 sān gū liù pó
• 三茶六饭 sān chá liù fàn
• 三头六臂 sān tóu liù bì
• 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù
• 六神无主 liù shén wú zhǔ
• 六亲无靠 liù qīn wú kào
• 身怀六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ
• 串亲访友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
• 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn

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