Gǒu bù xián jiā pín; (rén bù xián dì báo).

狗不嫌家貧, (人不嫌地薄)。

Lit [Just as a] dog doesn't dislike [its] poor master, ([so] people don't complain [about their] poor land).

Fig People are attached to their home place. “Be it ever so humble there's no place like home.”

Note [The second part is usually omitted; see also ér bù xián above.]

Topics HOME LAND PLACE POVERTY