亲故亲故,十亲九顾 親故親故,十親九顧 親故親故,十親九顧

kin and old friends, out of ten close ones nine look after you

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Relatives and old friends usually help and look out for one another.
Simplified
亲故亲故,十亲九顾
Traditional (Taiwan)
親故親故,十親九顧
Pinyin
qīngù-qīngù,shí qīn jiǔ gù
Bopomofo
ㄑㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ,ㄕˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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