娶妻娶德不娶色,交友交心不交财娶妻娶德不娶色,交友交心不交財娶妻娶德不娶色,交友交心不交財

marry for virtue, not looks; make friends by heart, not by wealth

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Choose a wife for her character rather than her beauty, and befriend people for sincerity rather than money. Advice about values.

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Simplified: 娶妻娶德不娶色,交友交心不交财
Traditional (Taiwan): 娶妻娶德不娶色,交友交心不交財
Pinyin: qǔqī qǔ Dé bù qǔ sè,jiāoyǒu jiāoxīn bù jiāo cái
Bopomofo: ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄙㄜˋ,ㄐㄧㄠㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠㄘㄞˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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