打断骨头还连着筋打斷骨頭還連著筋打斷骨頭還連着筋

even when the bone is broken, the sinew still connects

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Close relatives stay bound by blood ties however badly they fall out. Similar to 'blood is thicker than water'.

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Simplified: 打断骨头还连着筋
Traditional (Taiwan): 打斷骨頭還連著筋
Traditional (Hong Kong): 打斷骨頭還連着筋
Pinyin: dǎduàn gǔtou hái lián zhe jīn
Pinyin (Taiwan): dǎduàn gútou hái lián zhe jīn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡㄏㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄐㄧㄣ

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

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