世上莫过手足情，打断骨头连着筋世上莫過手足情，打斷骨頭連著筋世上莫過手足情，打斷骨頭連着筋

nothing in the world beats the bond of hands and feet; break the bone and the sinew still connects

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: The bond between siblings is deep and can't be cut. Similar to 'blood is thicker than water'.

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Simplified: 世上莫过手足情，打断骨头连着筋
Traditional (Taiwan): 世上莫過手足情，打斷骨頭連著筋
Traditional (Hong Kong): 世上莫過手足情，打斷骨頭連着筋
Pinyin: shìshàng mò guò shǒuzú qíng, dǎduàn gǔtou lián zhe jīn
Pinyin (Taiwan): shìshàng mò guò shǒuzú qíng, dǎduàn gútou lián zhe jīn
Bopomofo: ㄕˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ，ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡㄌㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄐㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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