blood is thicker than water

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blood is thicker than water

proverb

  1. idiomatic Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members. It seems as though you had come to be so very near to us; and blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?

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proverb relationships are stronger within the family

Españolla sangre tira
한국어피는 물보다 진하다 pineun mulboda jinhada
日本語血は水よりも濃い chi wa mizu yori mo koi
中文血濃於水 /血浓于水 xuènóngyúshuǐ
Portuguêso sangue é mais grosso que a água
Françaisbon sang ne peut mentir, bon sang ne saurait mentir, la voix du sang est la plus forte
DeutschBlut ist dicker als Wasser
Italianoil sangue non è acqua
Ελληνικάτο αίμα νερό δεν γίνεται to aíma neró den gínetai
Românăsângele apă nu se face
Tiếng Việtmột giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã

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@misc{blood_is_thicker_than_water_2026,
  title = {blood is thicker than water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blood%20is%20thicker%20than%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-08}
}