to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom); filial thigh-cutting
trad. 割股療親
Also written 割股療親【gē gǔ liáo qīn】
Characters in this word
4割
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to cut, to cut apart
- Pinyin
- gē
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 7271 of 2500
股
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thigh, part of a whole; portion of a sum, (finance) stock; share, strand of a thread, low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1], classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc, classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff, classifier for bands of people, gangs etc, classifier for sudden forceful actions
- Pinyin
- gǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 12652 of 2500
疗
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to treat, to cure, therapy
- Pinyin
- liáo
- Traditional
- 療
- Strokes
- 7
亲
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parent, one's own (flesh and blood), relative, related, marriage, bride, close, intimate, in person, first-hand, in favor of, pro-, to kiss, (Internet slang) dear
- Pinyin
- qīn
- Traditional
- 親
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2436 of 2500