人不亲土亲，河不亲水亲人不親土親，河不親水親人不親土親，河不親水親

people may not be close, but the soil is close; rivers may not be close, but the water is close

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People from the same home area feel close to one another, even strangers. Said warmly of fellow-townspeople meeting away from home.

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Simplified: 人不亲土亲，河不亲水亲
Traditional (Taiwan): 人不親土親，河不親水親
Pinyin: rén bù qīn tǔ qīn, hé bù qīn shuǐ qīn
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣㄊㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ，ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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