不打不相識 (bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1 | bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi4) : "from an exchange of blows friendship grows"

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不打不相識

bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1

bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi4

from an exchange of blows friendship grows; no discord; no concord

Level: 2
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

不打不相識 / 不打不相识

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 03:08 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 00:03

Characters in this word:

不 bat1 - no, not; un-; negative prefix
打 daa2 daa1 - hit; strike | dozen
不 bat1 - no, not; un-; negative prefix
相 soeng1 soeng3 soeng3*2 - mutually; appearance; photo
識 sik1 zi3 - know; remember

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *