created sense approved 割股疗亲/割股療親 · gēgǔliáoqīn · filial thigh-cutting — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
割股疗亲 / 割股療親
gēgǔliáoqīn
filial thigh-cutting
to cut a piece of flesh from one's own thigh to feed a sick parent, a legendary act of extreme filial devotion; often used as an idiom for sacrificial piety
割 (literal) → 割 · gē · to cut 股 (bound) → 股 · gǔ · thigh 疗 (literal) → 疗/療 · liáo · to treat 亲 (bound) → 亲/親 · qīn · [parents]
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