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 致命 zhì mìng fatal / mortal / deadly / to sacrifice one's life syn 乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world syn 凡人 fán rén ordinary person / mortal / earthling syn 尘世 塵世 chén shì (religion) this mortal life / the mundane world syn 会死 會死 huì sǐ mortal 脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc) syn 死里逃生 死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth syn 死敌 死敵 sǐ dí mortal enemy / arch-enemy syn 致命伤 致命傷 zhì mìng shāng mortal wound / (fig.) fatal weakness / Achilles' heel 凡夫 fán fū common person / ordinary guy / mortal man 仙逝 xiān shì to die / to depart this mortal coil syn 浊世 濁世 zhuó shì the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism) syn 魄 pò (literary) soul / mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body) syn 三魂七魄 sān hún qī pò three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man 碎心裂胆 碎心裂膽 suì xīn liè dǎn in mortal fear (idiom) 置之死地 zhì zhī sǐ dì to place sb on field of death / to confront with mortal danger / to give sb no way out / with one's back to the wall / looking death in the eye / part of idiom 置之死地而後生|置之死地而后生 置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation 不免一死 bù miǎn yī sǐ cannot avoid being killed / cannot escape death / to be mortal 七魄 qī pò seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires / contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls 凡尘 凡塵 fán chén mundane world (in religious context) / this mortal coil 脱骨换胎 脫骨換胎 tuō gǔ huàn tāi to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly 遗蜕 遺蛻 yí tuì to shed skin / to leave one's mortal envelope / remains (of a priest) 撒手人寰 sā shǒu rén huán to leave one's mortal frame (idiom) / to die syn 血光之灾 血光之災 xuè guāng zhī zāi (idiom) mortal danger / fatal disaster 肌肤 肌膚 jī fū skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship 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 血肉 xuè ròu flesh syn 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 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation / kin / one's flesh and blood syn 皮肉 pí ròu skin and flesh / superficial / physical (suffering) / bodily 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 真实感 真實感 zhēn shí gǎn the feeling that sth is genuine / sense of reality / in the flesh 果肉 guǒ ròu the flesh of a fruit / pulp syn 割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss 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 血肉横飞 血肉橫飛 xuè ròu héng fēi flesh and blood flying (idiom) / carnage / people blown to pieces 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 腐肉 fǔ ròu rotting flesh / carrion 皮开肉绽 皮開肉綻 pí kāi ròu zhàn flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom) syn 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 血肉相连 血肉相連 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / closely related syn 肉中刺 ròu zhōng cì a thorn in one's flesh syn 肉 ròu meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130 syn 肌 jī (bound form) flesh / muscle syn 剐 剮 guǎ cut off the flesh as punishment syn 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 膟 lǜ sacrificial flesh 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 骨肉相连 骨肉相連 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom) / inseparably related / closely intertwined syn 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 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 骨血 gǔ xuè flesh and blood / one's offspring syn 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 