血濃於水

See also: 血浓于水

Chinese

		blood	concentrated; dense	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	water; river
trad. (血濃於水)		血	濃	於	水
simp. (血浓于水)		血	浓	于	水

Etymology

Calque of German Blut ist dicker als Wasser.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuènóngyúshuǐ, xuěnóngyúshuǐ, xiěnóngyúshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ, ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ, ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hyut³ nung⁴ jyu¹ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuènóngyúshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuènóngyúshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: hsüeh⁴-nung²-yü²-shui³
  - Yale: sywè-núng-yú-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuehnongyushoei
  - Palladius: сюэнунъюйшуй (sjuenunʺjujšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ nʊŋ³⁵ y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuěnóngyúshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuěnóngyúshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: hsüeh³-nung²-yü²-shui³
  - Yale: sywě-núng-yú-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuenongyushoei
  - Palladius: сюэнунъюйшуй (sjuenunʺjujšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵ y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiěnóngyúshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siěnóngyúshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh³-nung²-yü²-shui³
  - Yale: syě-núng-yú-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieenongyushoei
  - Palladius: сенунъюйшуй (senunʺjujšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵ y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hyut³ nung⁴ jyu¹ seoi²
  - Yale: hyut nùhng yū séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hyt⁸ nung⁴ jy¹ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hüd³ nung⁴ yu¹ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyːt̚³ nʊŋ²¹ jyː⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Proverb

血濃於水

blood is thicker than water

Synonyms

打死不離親兄弟／打死不离亲兄弟 (Cantonese)