血肉相连 (xuè ròu xiāng lián) — flesh and blood; inseparably connected; bound together by deep emotional ties
Definition
A chengyu describing a bond as intimate and inseparable as flesh and blood — typically used for family, kinship, or very deep emotional ties. It can extend metaphorically to organizations or groups whose fates are tightly intertwined.
idiom
flesh and bloodinseparably connectedbound together by deep emotional ties
Examples
- 血肉相连，。Zhè liǎng wèi lǎo zhàn yǒu de gǎn qíng xuè ròu xiāng lián, jīng lì le wú shù fēng yǔ.The bond between these two old comrades is as close as flesh and blood; they've been through countless storms together.
- 血肉相连，。Gōng sī hé yuán gōng xuè ròu xiāng lián, hù xiāng yī cún cái néng gòng tóng fā zhǎn.The company and its employees are inseparably connected; they can only develop together by relying on each other.
- 血肉相连，。Mǔ qīn hé hái zi shì xuè ròu xiāng lián de guān xì, yǒng yuǎn gē shě bú duàn.The relationship between a mother and her child is as close as flesh and blood, forever impossible to sever.
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