亲不择骨肉,恨不记旧仇親不擇骨肉,恨不記舊仇親不擇骨肉,恨不記舊仇

in affection don't choose only blood relatives, in hatred don't remember old grudges

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Have fair standards of right and wrong and be forgiving: kindness need not be limited to close kin, and old grudges should not be kept. An old-style piece of moral advice.

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Simplified: 亲不择骨肉,恨不记旧仇
Traditional (Taiwan): 親不擇骨肉,恨不記舊仇
Pinyin: qīn bùzé gǔròu,hèn bú jì jiù chóu
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄡˋ,ㄏㄣˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄡˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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