近不过夫妻，亲不过父母近不過夫妻，親不過父母近不過夫妻，親不過父母

none are closer than husband and wife, none dearer than parents

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says that among all relationships, a married couple are the closest and parents love their children most. Approving and sentimental.

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Simplified: 近不过夫妻，亲不过父母
Traditional (Taiwan): 近不過夫妻，親不過父母
Pinyin: jìn búguò fūqī, qīn búguò fùmǔ
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨㄑㄧ，ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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