疏不间亲 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• outsiders should not come between close relatives

Character by character

• 疏shūto neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careles
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 间jiànbetween, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
• 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

Idioms sharing a character

• 仗义疏财 zhàng yì shū cái
• 才疏学浅 cái shū xué qiǎn
• 疏谋少略 shū móu shǎo lüè
• 疏水箪瓢 shū shuǐ dān piáo
• 疏财仗义 shū cái zhàng yì
• 疏财重义 shū cái zhòng yì
• 亲疏贵贱 qīn shū guì jiàn
• 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
• 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn
• 一字不差 yī zì bù chà

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