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

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• 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

1. blood is thicker than water

Synonyms

• 打死不離親兄弟／打死不离亲兄弟 (Cantonese)