血濃於水
simp血浓于水hyut3 nung4 jyu1 seoi2xuè nóng yú shuǐ
English
- blood is thicker than water
- fig. family ties are closer than social relations
- (lit.) blood is thicker than water (fig.) a metaphor depicting the close relationship between people of the same family, same race or same nation.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容血緣關係非常深厚,多數形容親子關係
Examples
血濃於水。
Blood is thicker than water.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我哋血濃於水,你唔好以為畀幾個臭錢我就出賣我老豆。
He's my dad. I won't sell him out for your dirty money.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk