割股疗亲 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent
• filial thigh-cutting

Character by character

• 割gēto cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
• 股gǔshare, portion; thighs, haunches, rump
• 疗liáocured, healed; to recover
• 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

Idioms sharing a character

• 任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē
• 割袍断义 gē páo duàn yì
• 心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē
• 悬梁刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ
• 串亲访友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
• 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
• 六亲不认 liù qīn bù rèn
• 六亲无靠 liù qīn wú kào
• 大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn
• 御驾亲征 yù jià qīn zhēng

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