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親生骨肉

简亲生骨肉 · 繁親生骨肉

Mandarin · pinyin qīn shēng gǔ ròu

one's own flesh and blood

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–1–3–4 · qin1 sheng1 gu3 rou4

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can1 saang1 gwat1 juk6

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