Definition
骨肉 literally means 'bones and flesh' but is used as a metaphor for one's own children or close blood relatives, similar to the English idiom 'flesh and blood'. It often appears in emotional contexts about family bonds and is commonly used in the phrase 亲骨肉 (qīn gǔ ròu, 'one's own flesh and blood').
n.
flesh and bloodblood relations (metaphor for close family)
Examples
- ，，骨肉。Tāmen suīrán shì qīnshēng xiōngdì, dàn duō nián bú jiàn, gǔ ròu zhī qíng yīrán shēnhòu.Although they are biological brothers, after years apart, the bond of flesh and blood remains deep.
- 骨肉。Mǔqīn duì háizi de gǔ ròu zhī ài yǒngyuǎn bú huì gǎibiàn.A mother's love for her child, being flesh and blood, will never change.
- ，，骨肉。Jīngguò duō nián de fēnlí, tāmen zhōngyú chóngxīn tuánjù, gǎnshòu dào le gǔ ròu de wēnnuǎn.After years of separation, they finally reunited and felt the warmth of flesh and blood.
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