亲骨肉 (qīn) — one's own flesh and blood (usually a biological child or close blood relative)
Definition
Literary term for one's biological close relatives — one's own children or blood kin. Emphasizes the unbreakable biological bond, stronger and more formal than just saying 家人.
noun
one's own flesh and blood (usually a biological child or close blood relative)
Examples
- 亲骨肉。Mǔ zǐ zhī jiān de qīn shì wú fǎ gē duàn de.The bond between a mother and her own flesh and blood cannot be severed.
- 亲骨肉。Tā zhōng yú zhǎo dào le zì jǐ de qīn.She finally found her own flesh and blood.
- 亲骨肉。Tā wèi le qīn kě yǐ fù chū yí qiè.He would give up everything for his own flesh and blood.
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