美不美，故乡水；亲不亲，故乡人美不美，故鄉水；親不親，故鄉人美不美，故鄉水；親不親，故鄉人

beautiful or not, the water of home; close or not, the people of home

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Expresses affection for one's hometown and fellow natives, whatever the place is really like.

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Simplified: 美不美，故乡水；亲不亲，故乡人
Traditional (Taiwan): 美不美，故鄉水；親不親，故鄉人
Pinyin: měi bù měi, gùxiāng shuǐ; qīn bù qīn, gùxiāng rén
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄟˇ，ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄕㄨㄟˇ；ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ，ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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