Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「情深骨肉」, with its explanation below.
The idiom 「情深骨肉」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Flesh and blood: a metaphor for close relatives. Describes that the friendship between friends is deeper than that between relatives. Also written as “the feelings are deeper than those of family members” and “the feelings are deeper than those of family members”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qíng shēn gǔ ròu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching4 sam1 gwat1 yuk6
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

