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上陣不離父子兵
  soeng5 zan6 bat1 lei4 fu6 zi2 bing1   jyutping
  shang4 zhen4 bu4 li2 fu4 zi3 bing1   pinyin
good relationship between son and father; blood is thicker than water

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Level: 3
上陣不離父子兵 / 上阵不离父子兵

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 soeng6 soeng5  shang4 shang3 shang5  -  up, above
 zan6  zhen4  -  a column or row; to go to war
 bat1  bu4 {fou3 fu1}  -  no, not; un-; negative prefix
 lei4 lei6  li4 li3 chi1 li2  -  [1] [v] leave; depart; go away; separate; sepa
 fu6  fu4 {fu3}  -  father
 zi2  zi3 zi5  -  child, offspring
 bing1  bing1  -  weapons; soldier; troops; military


Showing 1 example containing 上陣不離父子兵
detail 危難,"不需上前";,"上陣不離父子兵"。 edit
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.
This word was added by bernard on 11th May 2008
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