骨肉相残 gǔ ròu xiāng cán

relatives kill each other; bitter family strife

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife

Characters

Character Meaning
骨 gǔ HSK 5
bone
肉 ròu HSK 2
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
残 cán HSK 6
incomplete; disabled; remnant