六親不認

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 ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ can¹ bat¹ jing⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: liùqīnbùrèn [Phonetic: liùqīnbúrèn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ 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

1. 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