What does it mean that a son doesn't think his mother is ugly and a dog doesn't think his family is poor?

The son doesn't dislike his mother's ugliness, and the dog doesn't dislike his family's poverty, which means: people can't forget their roots, and the son can't dislike his parents' ugliness. Even dogs don't dislike their family's poverty.

Extended reading:

"A son doesn't think his mother is ugly, and a dog doesn't think his family is poor" comes from Ode to Ninety-three Poems.

93 poems

Year: Song Dynasty

Author: Shi Fancong

I don't know if I prayed for Buddha. I'm crazy. I somersaulted.

The raccoon knows it well, but Cold Life picked it up and smiled.

Singing in the wild, the teacher shouted.

Eight pounds, ten liters a bucket.

If you don't ask him for it, you must return it.

Dogs don't choose poor families, and children don't think their mothers are ugly.

About the author:

Release Fan Cong and lead buddhist nun. Ning lived in Jiading for twelve years (12 19) and lived in Zhanxi Mountain Feast Temple in Qingyuan County. In the first year of Li Zongshao (1228), he lived in Yunju Mountain of Nankang Army, which was really like a Buddhist temple. For the 17th Nanyue, the Buddha followed the example of Zen master Deguang. I compiled a volume of Quotations from Monks Living in the Cloud, which was included in Continued Tibetan Classics. See the quotation for details. Fan Shi's poems are compiled from quotations and other books and attached to the end of the volume.

Dogs don't choose their own families. What they say is that dogs understand human nature. Dogs are sensitive to hearing and smell, easy to train, loyal and honest, and are good friends of human beings. There are many stories about the dog's savior among the people. No matter how poor or even dangerous, the dog will not leave.

Later generations spread the saying that "a son is not too ugly for his mother, and a dog is not too poor for his family". This proverb is often used to educate people not to forget their roots. Realistically speaking, when a person comes out of the womb and finally goes to the grave, he will experience countless ups and downs and human vicissitudes in his life. But whether he is rich or sick, he will never forget his parents, who were born and raised in Sri Lanka and live together.

An old saying with similar meaning

1, "Grandma hasn't left yet, and the skirt has no end."

This is from Du Fu's Shi Qu Officials. My mother never went in and out in a good dress after having a grandson at home.

2. "I raised my child unconsciously."

When we are not married, we should accept the love of our parents, but one day, when we have children, we will find that we always complain about our parents, which is unfair to our mother and father.

The word "proverb" first appeared in Sima Qian's Biography of Historical Records and Funny Stories in the Western Han Dynasty in China. Take Chu's article Ximen Bao Ruling Ye as an example: "People say that' if you don't marry Hebo, the water will float far away and drown its people' clouds." The word "proverb" here refers to popular saying.

Common sayings refer to established, widely popular and concise sentences. Broadly speaking, proverbs include proverbs, two-part allegorical sayings, idioms and commonly used oral idioms, but they do not include idioms in dialects, proverbs and written languages, nor do they include famous sayings and epigrams in famous works.

In a narrow sense, proverbs are one of the genres with their own characteristics. They are different from proverbs and two-part allegorical sayings, but there are also some proverbs in between. Proverbs come from a wide range of sources, including not only folk oral creations, but also famous poems, aphorisms and historical allusions.

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