骨肉相殘 gǔ ròu xiāng cán

family members killing each other; civil 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
殘 cán
incomplete; disabled; remnant