- 六亲不认
- liùqīnbúrèndisown all one's relatives and friends* * *refuse to have anything to do with all kins and friends* * *refuse to have anything to do with all kins and friends* * *liu4 qin1 bu4 ren4not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives* * *六亲不认liù qīn bú rènnot to recognize one's own closest relatives; a man who disdains to recognize his kinsmen ; disown all one's relatives and friends; disown one's close (own) relatives; leave one's own relative in the lurch; refuse to acknowledge one's relations with one's kinsmen, even one's nearest kin; refuse to have any connection with one's relatives; refuse to have anything to do with all one's relatives and friends; turn one's back on one's own flesh and blood* * *六親不認|六亲不认 [liù qīn bù rèn] ► not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.