是灰比土热，是盐比酱咸是灰比土熱，是鹽比醬鹹是灰比土熱，是鹽比醬鹹

if it's ash it's warmer than earth; if it's salt it's saltier than soy sauce

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Relatives and friends are always closer than ordinary people. Said to justify favouring one's own circle. Close to 'blood is thicker than water'.

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Simplified: 是灰比土热，是盐比酱咸
Traditional (Taiwan): 是灰比土熱，是鹽比醬鹹
Pinyin: shì huī bǐ tǔ rè, shì yán bǐ jiàng Xián
Bopomofo: ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄟㄅㄧˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄜˋ，ㄕˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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