Xuè bǐ shuǐ nóng; (shū bù jiàn qīn).

血比水濃, (疏不見親)。

Lit Blood is thicker than water; (distant [relations should] not interfere [between] close relatives).

Fig Closer relatives are more important than more distant ones, (who should not come between them).

Note [This is a combination of two separate proverbs: the second part (q.v.) may be omitted or used separately (q.v.); see also rén qīn, gǔròu xiāng and shì qīn, sānfēn xiàng above.]

Topics FRIENDS INTERFERENCE RELATIONS RELATIVES TROUBLE