The son does not despise his mother for being ugly, and the family dog ??does not despise the family for being poor. From "Ninety-three Poems": A dog does not choose a poor family, and a son does not think his mother is ugly.

Dogs do not choose poor families. It is said that dogs understand human nature. Dogs have sensitive hearing and smell. They are easy to train. They can guard the house and assist in hunting. They are loyal and honest and are good friends of mankind. There are many stories of righteous dogs being saviors among the people. No matter how poor the owner's family is or even in danger, the dog will never leave.

It has become a common saying from later generations that "a son does not think his mother is ugly, and a dog does not think his family is poor". This proverb is commonly used by ordinary people to teach people not to forget their roots. In terms of realism, a person will experience countless wind, frost, snow, rain, and vicissitudes of life from the moment he emerges from his mother's womb until he finally heads to the grave. But whether he is rich or wealthy, or sick and poor, he will never forget his parents who support him and depend on each other for life.

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Old sayings with similar meanings

1. "There is no unfinished skirt when the grandma is not gone"

This is From Du Fu's "Shi Hao Li". The meaning of this sentence is that after the grandson was born in the family, the mother went in and out without wearing a single piece of good clothing.

2. "You only know how difficult it is to raise children when you raise children"

Before we have a family, we accept the love of our parents as a matter of course. However, one day, we become a family. When you have children, you will realize how unfair it was to your mother and father that you always complained about your parents.

The word "common saying" first appeared in the article "Ximen Bao Zhi Ye" supplemented by Chu Shaosun in "Historical Records: Funny Biography" by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty in China: "The common saying of the people is: 'You will not marry Hebo. "Woman, the water comes and goes, drowning the people." The word "common saying" here refers to the saying among the people.

Slangs refer to sentences that are conventional, widely popular, and have concise images. From a broad perspective, colloquialisms include proverbs, idioms (quotations), idiomatic expressions and commonly used spoken idioms, but do not include dialect words, colloquial words, idioms in written language, or famous aphorisms in famous books.

In a narrow sense, colloquialism is one of the genres with its own characteristics, which is different from proverbs and idioms, but some colloquialisms are somewhere in between. Common sayings come from a wide range of sources, including oral creations by the people, and are also related to famous poems, aphorisms, historical allusions, etc.

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