Definition

1. Noun:
   • Flesh and blood / Blood relation: Refers to the biological bond and deep familial connection between parents, children, and close relatives. It emphasizes the inherent, unbreakable ties of kinship.
   • Close kinship / Family ties: Denotes the intimate relationship and shared lineage within a family, often implying a natural duty of love, care, and loyalty.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Dù thế nào, họ cũng là người cùng máu mủ. (No matter what, they are still flesh and blood.)
  • Tình máu mủ là thứ thiêng liêng nhất. (The bond of blood relation is the most sacred thing.)
  • Anh ta không thể phản bội người máu mủ của mình. (He cannot betray his own flesh and blood.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in moral or emotional contexts to highlight obligations, forgiveness, or inherent loyalty expected within a family.
  • Trong hoạn nạn mới thấy rõ tình máu mủ. (It is in times of trouble that blood ties truly show.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ruột thịt (n): flesh and blood, kin. A very close synonym.

  • Đây là chuyện gia đình, chuyện ruột thịt. (This is a family matter, a matter of kin.)

• Thân thích (n): relatives, kinfolk. Refers to relatives in general.

  • Họ hàng thân thích đều được mời. (All relatives and kinfolk were invited.)

Synonyms

• Kinship: the state of being related by blood.
• Blood ties: connections through common ancestry.
• Consanguinity: formal term for being descended from the same ancestor.

Related Idioms

• Một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã: A drop of blood is worth more than a pond of plain water. (Blood is thicker than water.)

  • Hãy nhớ câu "một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã". (Remember the saying "blood is thicker than water.")

• Cùng huyết thống: Of the same bloodline.

  • Những người cùng huyết thống phải biết thương yêu nhau. (Those of the same bloodline must know how to love each other.)