糟糠之妻不下堂

zāokāngzhīqībùxiàtáng

Treasure those who had been good to you when you were in need.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 糟糠之妻 zāokāngzhīqī
  1. (humble) wife who has shared her husband’s hard lot
  2. wife who has shared her husband’s hard lot
2 不下 bùxià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
3 堂 táng
  1. (main) hall
  2. large room for a specific purpose
  3. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  4. of the same clan
  5. classifier for classes, lectures etc
  6. classifier for sets of furniture

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