六親不認

Chinese

		six relations; one's kin	not; no	to recognize; to know; to admit
trad. (六親不認)		六親	不	認
simp. (六亲不认)		六亲	不	认

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liùqīnbùrèn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ can¹ bat¹ jing⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liùqīnbùrèn [Phonetic: liùqīnbúrèn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowchinburenn
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ can¹ bat¹ jing⁶
  - Yale: luhk chān bāt yihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ tsan¹ bat⁷ jing⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ cen¹ bed¹ ying⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɪŋ²²/

Idiom

六親不認

to not recognise any of one's relatives
1. to be ruthless; to be heartless
2. to be strictly impartial, not being swayed by personal considerations

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