blood is thicker than water; fig. family ties are closer than social relations
trad. 血濃於水
Also written 血濃於水【xuè nóng yú shuǐ】
Characters in this word
4血
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see 血[xue4]
- Pinyin
- xiě
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1179 of 2500
浓
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concentrated, dense, strong (smell etc)
- Pinyin
- nóng
- Traditional
- 濃
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 16545 of 2500
于
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surname Yu
- Pinyin
- Yú
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 631 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500