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骨肉相残
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骨肉相残

骨肉相残 — “Members of the same family or group killing or harming one another”

骨肉相残 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Members of the same family or group killing or harming one another”. Internal strife or infighting. Literally, “bones and flesh mutually harm”.

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骨肉相残 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 骨gǔ
  • 肉ròu
  • 相xiāng
  • 残cán

骨肉相残 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
骨
gǔ10bone
肉
ròu6flesh, meat, or pulp
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
残
cán9harm, destroy, or cruel

Example Sentence with 骨肉相残

为了争夺遗产,这对兄弟竟然骨肉相残,最终两败俱伤。
To fight for the inheritance, the two brothers ended up in a deadly feud, ultimately harming each other.

Idioms Related to 骨肉相残

Synonyms of 骨肉相残

  • zì自xiāng相cán残shā杀infighting within a group

More idioms starting with 骨

  • gǔ骨huà化xíng形xiāo销perish completely
  • gǔ骨huà化fēng风chéng成character transformed, new custom formed
  • gǔ骨hán寒máo毛shù竖utterly terrified or horrified
  • gǔ骨shòu瘦rú如chái柴extremely thin, like skin and bones
  • gǔ骨shòu瘦rú如chái豺extremely emaciated
  • gǔ骨shòu瘦xíng形xiāo销extremely emaciated
  • gǔ骨ròu肉zhī之qīn亲close family blood relations
  • gǔ骨ròu肉zhī之ēn恩deep affection among close blood relatives
  • gǔ骨ròu肉zhī之qíng情deep affection between blood relatives
  • gǔ骨ròu肉fēn分lí离painful separation of family members
  • gǔ骨ròu肉tuán团yuán圆family reunion
  • gǔ骨ròu肉tuán团luán圞family reunion

Questions about 骨肉相残

What does 骨肉相残 mean?
骨肉相残 (gǔ ròu xiāng cán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Members of the same family or group killing or harming one another”.
How do you pronounce 骨肉相残?
骨肉相残 is pronounced gǔ ròu xiāng cán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 骨肉相残 literally mean?
Literally, 骨肉相残 means “bones and flesh mutually harm”. It is used to mean “Members of the same family or group killing or harming one another”.
What is the Chinese definition of 骨肉相残?
亲人间相互残杀。比喻自相残杀。
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