Definition

1. Noun:
   • Blood relation, close kinship: "ruột rà" refers to a relationship between people who are closely related by blood, such as parents, children, siblings, and other immediate family members. It emphasizes a deep, inherent familial bond.
   • Close relatives, kin: It can also refer to the group of people who are one's close blood relatives.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chỉ có người ruột rà mới giúp đỡ nhau lúc khó khăn như vậy. (Only blood relations help each other in such difficult times.)
  • Dù có đi xa, tình ruột rà vẫn luôn bền chặt. (Even when far apart, the bond of close kinship remains strong.)
  • Họ hàng ruột rà của anh ấy đều sống ở quê. (All his close relatives live in the countryside.)

Advanced Usage

• "tình ruột rà": blood ties, the affection inherent among close family.
  • Tình ruột rà là thứ tình cảm thiêng liêng nhất. (Blood ties are the most sacred affection.)
• "trong thân thích ruột rà": among close kin.
  • Chuyện này chỉ nên bàn trong thân thích ruột rà mà thôi. (This matter should only be discussed among close kin.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ruột thịt (noun): flesh and blood, immediate family. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "ruột rà".
  • Đó là người ruột thịt của tôi. (That is my flesh and blood.)
• Thân thích (noun): relatives, kin. A broader term for relatives, which can include both close and extended family.

Synonyms

• Quan hệ huyết thống: blood relationship.
• Gia đình gần: immediate family.

Related Idioms

• Máu chảy ruột mềm: (lit. When blood flows, the gut softens) Meaning: Compassion or pity naturally arises for one's own kin; blood is thicker than water.
  • Thấy cháu khóc, bà đau lòng vì máu chảy ruột mềm. (Seeing her grandchild cry, her heart ached because blood is thicker than water.)
• Một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã: (lit. A drop of blood is worth more than a pond of plain water) Meaning: Blood relations are more valuable than other relationships.
  • Dù sao cũng là anh em, một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã mà. (After all, you are brothers; blood is thicker than water.)

1. Blood relation