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	不	認
simp. (六亲不认)		六亲	不	认

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùqīnbùrèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ can¹ bat¹ jing⁶
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸loq-chin ⁸veq-gnin; ⁸loq-chin ⁸veq-zen; ⁸loq-chin ⁷peq-gnin; ⁸loq-chin ⁷peq-zen

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùqīnbùrèn [Phonetic: liùqīnbúrèn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòucinbùrèn
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-chʻin¹-pu⁴-jên⁴
    • Yale: lyòu-chīn-bù-rèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowchinburenn
    • Palladius: люциньбужэнь (ljucinʹbužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ can¹ bat¹ jing⁶
    • Yale: luhk chān bāt yihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ tsan¹ bat⁷ jing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ cen¹ bed¹ ying⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɪŋ²²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸loq-chin ⁸veq-gnin; ⁸loq-chin ⁸veq-zen; ⁸loq-chin ⁷peq-gnin; ⁸loq-chin ⁷peq-zen
    • MiniDict: loh^入 chin veh^入 nyin; loh^入 chin veh^入 zen; loh^入 chin peh^入 nyin; loh^入 chin peh^入 zen
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵loq-qin ⁵veq-nyin; ⁵loq-qin ⁵veq-zen; ⁵loq-qin ⁴peq-nyin; ⁵loq-qin ⁴peq-zen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loʔ¹¹ t͡ɕʰin³³  vəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲin²³/, /loʔ¹¹ t͡ɕʰin³³  vəʔ¹¹ zən²³/, /loʔ¹¹ t͡ɕʰin³³  pəʔ³³ n̠ʲin⁴⁴/, /loʔ¹¹ t͡ɕʰin³³  pəʔ³³ zən⁴⁴/

Note:

• veq - often substituted with 勿, 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