儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc

child / son

non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

to dislike / suspicion / resentment / enmity / abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect

mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female

clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°

shameful / ugly / disgraceful

dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]

home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]

poor / inadequate / deficient / garrulous