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
simp. (六亲不认) 六亲

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liùqīnbùrèn
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): luk6 can1 bat1 jing6
  • Wu (Wiktionary): 5loq-qin 5veq-nyin; 5loq-qin 5veq-zen; 5loq-qin 4peq-nyin; 5loq-qin 4peq-zen

Note:
  • veq - often substituted with , more common;
  • Tone sandhi within chengyu often vary from person to person..

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
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