骨肉

骨肉

1. (literally) bones and flesh
2. (figurative) flesh and blood; blood relative; kindred; kin

   • 竭誠則吳越為一體，傲物則骨肉為行路。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     竭诚则吴越为一体，傲物则骨肉为行路。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 637, Wei Zheng（魏徵）, 《諫太宗十思疏》
     Notes: in some versions of the text, 吳越 / 吴越 appears to be 胡越 (húyuè)

     Jiéchéng zé wúyuè wéi yītǐ, àowù zé gǔròu wéi xínglù.

     If treated with utmost sincerity, even deadly enemies could be united in one, but when held in contempt, even kith and kin could become strangers.

   • 田園寥落干戈後，骨肉流離道路中。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     田园寥落干戈后，骨肉流离道路中。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 800, Bai Juyi, 《自河南經亂，關內阻飢，兄弟離散，各在一處，因望月有感，聊書所懷，寄上浮梁大兄、於潛七兄、烏江十五兄，兼示符離及下邽弟妹》, tr. Xu Yuanchong

     Tiányuán liáoluò gāngē hòu, gǔròu liúlí dàolù zhōng.

     Battles have left the fields and gardens desolate;
     By roadside wander families wars separate.

3. (figurative) close relations; kinship

• (close relative): 至親／至亲 (zhìqīn), 親骨肉／亲骨肉 (qīngǔròu)

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “骨肉”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 228.

骨(こつ)肉(にく) • (kotsuniku) 

1. one's own flesh and blood, a blood relative

骨肉

1. (literary) chữ Hán form of cốt nhục (“one's own flesh and blood, a blood relative”).