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難兄難弟
naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6
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[1] brothers in arms; brothers in hardship; two of a kind [2] fellow sufferers; unlucky duo; in the same boat  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2318 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Eldon on 3rd Feb 2015 13:14 and last edited on 5th Feb 2015 13:46 |
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Characters in this word:難 naan4 naan6 - difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame兄 hing1 - elder brother 難 naan4 naan6 - difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame 弟 dai6 - young brother |
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