久病无孝子 久病無孝子 久病無孝子

a long illness has no dutiful son

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Even children lose patience in caring for a long-term sick parent. Cynical but realistic.
Simplified
久病无孝子
Traditional (Taiwan)
久病無孝子
Pinyin
jiǔbìng wú xiàozǐ
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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