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难兄难弟

nán xiōng nán dì · nan xiong nan di/nàn xiōng nàn dì · nan xiong nan di

Traditional 難兄難弟

Meaning

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nán xiōng nán dì 難兄難弟

  1. lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
  2. fig. one is just as bad as the other

nàn xiōng nàn dì 難兄難弟

  1. brothers in hardship (idiom)
  2. fellow sufferers
  3. in the same boat
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