人亲不如土亲人親不如土親人親不如土親

relatives are not as close as one's native soil

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People from the same place feel closer than even relatives. Said of fellow-townspeople bonds.

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Simplified: 人亲不如土亲
Traditional (Taiwan): 人親不如土親
Pinyin: rén qīn bùrú tǔ qīn
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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