儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫

ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

儿

ér

child

不

bù

no; not so

嫌

xián

to dislike

母

mǔ

mother

丑

chǒu

shameful

,

,

狗

gǒu

dog

不

bù

no; not so

嫌

xián

to dislike

家

jiā

home

贫

pín

poor