老鼠养的猫不疼老鼠養的貓不疼老鼠養的貓不疼

the cat that a rat raised isn't pitied

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People do not cherish what is not their own. Said of someone careless with others' property or a non-relative's child.

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Simplified: 老鼠养的猫不疼
Traditional (Taiwan): 老鼠養的貓不疼
Pinyin: lǎoshǔ yǎng de māo bù téng
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄥˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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