难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
Pinyin

Definition

难兄难弟
 - 
nàn xiōng nàn dì
  1. brothers in hardship (idiom)
  2. fellow sufferers
  3. in the same boat
难兄难弟
 - 
nán xiōng nán dì
  1. lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
  2. fig. one is just as bad as the other

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

兄弟
xiōng dì
  1. 1 brothers
  2. 2 younger brother
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
  5. 5 brotherly
  6. 6 fraternal
弟弟
dì di
  1. 1 younger brother
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
仁兄
rén xiōng
  1. 1 (honorific written address) My dear friend
兄
xiōng
  1. 1 elder brother
兄妹
xiōng mèi
  1. 1 brother(s) and sister(s)
堂弟
táng dì
  1. 1 younger male patrilineal cousin
小弟
xiǎo dì
  1. 1 little brother
  2. 2 I, your little brother (humble)
小弟弟
xiǎo dì di
  1. 1 little brother
  2. 2 little boy
  3. 3 (coll.) penis
师兄
shī xiōng
  1. 1 senior male fellow student or apprentice
  2. 2 son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
弟
dì
  1. 1 younger brother
  2. 2 junior male
  3. 3 I (modest word in letter)
弟子
dì zǐ
  1. 1 disciple
  2. 2 follower
徒弟
tú dì
  1. 1 apprentice
  2. 2 disciple
老弟
lǎo dì
  1. 1 (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy
  2. 2 old pal
表弟
biǎo dì
  1. 1 younger male cousin via female line
令弟
lìng dì
  1. 1 honorable little brother
兄嫂
xiōng sǎo
  1. 1 elder brother and his wife
兄弟会
xiōng dì huì
  1. 1 fraternity
兄台
xiōng tái
  1. 1 brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
兄长
xiōng zhǎng
  1. 1 elder brother
  2. 2 term of respect for a man of about the same age
堂兄
táng xiōng
  1. 1 older male patrilineal cousin

Idioms (5)

兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng
  1. 1 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
亲兄弟，明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
  1. 1 even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
  1. 1 lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
  1. 1 brothers in hardship (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow sufferers
  3. 3 in the same boat

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