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親疏有別
  can1 so1 jau5 bit6   jyutping
  qin1 shu1 you3 bie2   pinyin
prioritize family members over outsiders; give favour to those close to oneself; make/have distinction between close associates and mere acquaintances
[literal] there are differences between family members and outsiders

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
親疏有別 / 亲疏有别

This word has been viewed 1015 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 19th Sep 2017 06:56 and last edited on 21st Sep 2017 09:00
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Characters in this word:

 can1 can3  -  parent; relative; intimate; personally
 so1 so3  -  sparse; distant; scatter; dredge; hollow
 jau5 jau6  -  have; there is
 bit6  -  differentiate; category; other; take leave
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