亲疏贵贱 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• close and distant, rich and poor ; everyone
• all possible relations

Character by character

• 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 疏shūto neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careles
• 贵guìexpensive, costly; valuable, precious
• 贱jiàncheap, low, mean, worthless

Idioms sharing a character

• 串亲访友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
• 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
• 六亲不认 liù qīn bù rèn
• 六亲无靠 liù qīn wú kào
• 割股疗亲 gē gǔ liáo qīn
• 大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn
• 御驾亲征 yù jià qīn zhēng
• 攀亲道故 pān qīn dào gù
• 沾亲带故 zhān qīn dài gù
• 疏不间亲 shū bù jiàn qīn

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