The family plays an important role in many Chinese lives. That’s why it’s no wonder there are so many Chinese sayings about family. Here are 10 examples. 1. 月到中秋分外明，每逢佳节倍思亲。 (Yuè dào zhōngqiū fènwài míng, měi féng jiājié bèi sīqīn) — The harvest moon is brightest; every festival homesickness multiplies. Familial longing is greatest in China on its traditional family reunion festivals, like Mid-Autumn, the harvest moon festival. More of the meaning behind this saying is revealed in Mid-Autumn Festival's Traditions. 2. 儿行千里母担忧。 (Er xíng qiānlǐ mǔ dānyōu) — When children travel far, mothers worry. 3. 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。 (Dànyuàn rénchángjiǔ, qiānlǐ gòngchánjuān) — Wishing us long life, though sharing moonlight from afar. This poetic verse expresses (familial) love and homesickness and is one of many Popular Mid-Autumn Festival Sayings. 4. 家和万事兴。 (Jiāhé wànshìxīnɡ) — If a family is harmonious everything will go well. It's like the Biblical: "if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." 5. 家家有本难念的经。 (Jiājiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīnɡ) — Every family has its problems. Or: "There're skeletons in every family's closet." 6. 清官难断家务事。 (Qīnɡɡuān nán duàn jiāwùshì) — Even an upright official finds it hard to settle a family quarrel. 7. 有其父，必有其子。 (Yǒuqífù，bìyǒuqízǐ) — Where there's a father, there's his son. I.e. "Like father, like son." 8. 家丑不可外扬。 (Jiāchǒu bù kě wài yánɡ) — Family shames must not be spread abroad. I.e. "Do not wash your dirty linen in public." 9. 不当家，不知柴米贵。 (Bù dānɡjiā，bù zhī cháimǐ ɡuì) — If you don't run the family, you don't know the value of fuel and rice. He who heads a family knows the responsibility involved. 10. 金窝，银窝，不如自家的狗窝。 (Jīnwō, yínwō, bùrú zìjiā de ɡǒuwō) — Gold and silver nests can't beat one's family kennel. I.e. "East, west, home is best." |
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