máu mủ
Definition
- 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.)