交友交义不交财，择友择智不择貌交友交義不交財，擇友擇智不擇貌交友交義不交財，擇友擇智不擇貌

befriend for loyalty not wealth; choose friends for wisdom not looks

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Pick friends for character and ability, not for money or appearance.

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Simplified: 交友交义不交财，择友择智不择貌
Traditional (Taiwan): 交友交義不交財，擇友擇智不擇貌
Pinyin: jiāoyǒu jiāo yì bù jiāo cái, zéyǒu zé zhì bùzé mào
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄠㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠㄘㄞˊ，ㄗㄜˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄠˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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