儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫

ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

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

ér

child

no; not so

xián

to dislike

mother

chǒu

shameful

,

gǒu

dog

no; not so

xián

to dislike

jiā

home

pín

poor