金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝

• 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE

Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.

• 穴(hole; cavity)RADICAL
• 呙(sound reading; phonetic value)PHONETIC

A cave (穴) is a warm nest, a shelter where animals dwell.

• 釒(metal)RADICAL
• 艮(rigid; limit)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Silver is a hard metal that shines with precious brightness.

• 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 女(woman; female)RADICAL
• 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE

A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.

• 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

• 白(white; bright)RADICAL
• 勺(spoon)PHONETIC

A spoon catching sunlight shines brightly and clearly — the character means "of" or shows clarity and definiteness.

• 犭(dog)RADICAL
• 句(sentence; phrase)PHONETIC

A dog radical (犭) named by the sound 'cú' (句) makes the character for dog.