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情同骨肉

Mandarin · pinyin qíng tóng gǔ ròu

as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship

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情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130

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2–2–3–4 · qing2 tong2 gu3 rou4

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cing4 tung4 gwat1 juk6

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