骨肉 (gǔ ròu) — flesh and blood; blood relations (metaphor for close family)

Definition

Examples

• 他们虽然是亲生兄弟，但多年不见，骨肉之情依然深厚。
  Tā men suī rán shì qīn shēng xiōng dì, dàn duō nián bú jiàn, gǔ ròu zhī qíng yī rán shēn hòu.
  Although they are biological brothers, after years apart, the bond of flesh and blood remains deep.
• 母亲对孩子的骨肉之爱永远不会改变。
  Mǔ qīn duì hái zi de gǔ ròu zhī ài yǒng yuǎn bú huì gǎi biàn.
  A mother's love for her child, being flesh and blood, will never change.
• 经过多年的分离，他们终于重新团聚，感受到了骨肉的温暖。
  Jīng guò duō nián de fēn lí, tā men zhōng yú chóng xīn tuán jù, gǎn shòu dào le gǔ ròu de wēn nuǎn.
  After years of separation, they finally reunited and felt the warmth of flesh and blood.

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