亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 肌肉 jī ròu muscle / flesh syn 现身 現身 xiàn shēn to show oneself / to appear / (of a deity) to appear in the flesh 肌肤 肌膚 jī fū skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship syn 血肉 xuè ròu flesh syn 牺牲品 犧牲品 xī shēng pǐn sacrificial victim / sb who is expendable / item sold at a loss syn 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation / kin / one's flesh and blood syn 鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn 皮肉 pí ròu skin and flesh / superficial / physical (suffering) / bodily 真实感 真實感 zhēn shí gǎn the feeling that sth is genuine / sense of reality / in the flesh 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 腐肉 fǔ ròu rotting flesh / carrion 果肉 guǒ ròu the flesh of a fruit / pulp syn 越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom) / fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs / to take matters into one's own hands syn 祭礼 祭禮 jì lǐ sacrificial offerings / worship / religious rite syn 心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 血肉相连 血肉相連 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / closely related syn 冬菇 dōng gū donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap syn 皮开肉绽 皮開肉綻 pí kāi ròu zhàn flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom) syn 血族 xuè zú blood relations / one's own flesh and blood / kin 赘肉 贅肉 zhuì ròu excess flesh / unwanted fat / flab / bulge 割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss 祭典 jì diǎn sacrificial ceremony / religious festival 血肉横飞 血肉橫飛 xuè ròu héng fēi flesh and blood flying (idiom) / carnage / people blown to pieces syn 牺牲者 犧牲者 xī shēng zhě sb who sacrifices himself / sacrificial victim / sb who is expendable 垫背 墊背 diàn bèi to serve as a sacrificial victim / to suffer for sb else / scapegoat / to share sb's fate 主祭 zhǔ jì to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral 祝 zhù to pray for / to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc) / person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies syn 肉 ròu meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130 syn 供 gòng to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession / statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) syn 肌 jī (bound form) flesh / muscle syn 牲 shēng domestic animal / sacrificial animal syn 犊 犢 dú calf / sacrificial victim syn 剐 剮 guǎ cut off the flesh as punishment syn 肉中刺 ròu zhōng cì a thorn in one's flesh syn 臭皮囊 chòu pí náng this mortal flesh syn 祭器 jì qì ritual dishes / sacrificial vessels 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 刀俎 dāo zǔ sacrificial knife and altar 琏 璉 liǎn sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings / also pr. [lian2] 饩 餼 xì grain ration / sacrificial victim syn 鬯 chàng a kind of sacrificial wine used in ancient times 菹 zū marshland / swamp / salted or pickled vegetables / to mince / to shred / to mince human flesh and bones / Taiwan pr. [ju1] 胙 zuò to grant or bestow / sacrificial flesh offered to the gods (old) / blessing / title of a sovereign (old) 腠 còu the tissue between the skin and the flesh syn 骨血 gǔ xuè flesh and blood / one's offspring syn 骨肉相连 骨肉相連 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom) / inseparably related / closely intertwined syn 铏 鉶 xíng soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / old variant of 硎[xing2] 糈 xǔ official pay / sacrificial rice 执牛耳 執牛耳 zhí niú ěr to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony) 情同骨肉 qíng tóng gǔ ròu as close as flesh and bones (idiom) / deep friendship 情逾骨肉 qíng yú gǔ ròu feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / deep friendship 挖肉补疮 挖肉補瘡 wā ròu bǔ chuāng to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom) / faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient syn 自相鱼肉 自相魚肉 zì xiāng yú ròu butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom) / killing one another / internecine strife syn 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom) 食肉寝皮 食肉寢皮 shí ròu qǐn pí to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom) / to swear revenge on sb / implacable hatred / to have sb's guts for garters 割股疗亲 割股療親 gē gǔ liǎo qīn to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom) / filial thigh-cutting 祭仪 祭儀 jì yí sacrificial ceremony / sacrificial offering 嶡 jué sacrificial vessel 脤 shèn sacrificial meat (raw) 鉶 xíng soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / variant of 硎, whetstone 棜 yù tray for carrying sacrificial meats 衈 èr the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels 彝器 彞器 yí qì sacrificial vessel 替罪羔羊 tì zuì gāo yáng scapegoat / sacrificial lamb / same as 替罪羊 祀物 sì wù sacrificial objects 礼器 禮器 lǐ qì ritual object / sacrificial vessel 血盆大口 xuè pén dà kǒu bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom) / ferocious mouth of beast of prey / fig. greedy exploiter / rapacious aggressor 祭牲 jì shēng sacrificial animal 太牢 tài láo (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig) 牺牲车 犧牲車 sacrificial trolley 牺牲的 犧牲的 sacrificial 保护性的 保護性的 sacrificial 郊祀 jiāo sì pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth) 三牲 sān shēng the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig / later pig, chicken and fish) syn 人肉搜索引擎 rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng human flesh search engine / a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang) 心有余，力不足 心有餘，力不足 xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 皮肉之苦 pí ròu zhī kǔ physical pain / lit. skin and flesh suffer 眼中刺 yǎn zhōng cì a thorn in one's eye / fig. a thorn in one's flesh 脱皮掉肉 脫皮掉肉 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off 膏血 gāo xuè lit. fat and blood / fruit of one's hard labor / flesh and blood 菹醢 zū hǎi to execute sb and mince his flesh and bones (archaic form of retribution) 蛎黄 蠣黃 lì huáng the flesh of oyster / marinated oyster meat 体肤 體膚 tǐ fū skin / flesh / body 亲生骨肉 親生骨肉 qīn shēng gǔ ròu one's own flesh and blood 謋 huò sound of flesh being separated from the bone 手心手背都是肉 shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom) / fig. to both be of equal importance / to value both equally 肉足鹱 肉足鸌 ròu zú hù (bird species of China) flesh-footed shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) 细皮嫩肉 細皮嫩肉 xì pí nèn ròu soft skin and tender flesh (idiom) / smooth-skinned 天亲 天親 tiān qīn one's flesh and blood 割股疗亲 割股療親 gē gǔ liáo qīn to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom) / filial thigh-cutting 血肉横飞 血肉橫飛 xuè ròu - héng fēi (idiom) flesh and blood flying in all directions / carnage syn 