不打不成相识
bù​dǎ​bù​chéng​xiāng​shí

an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

  • created sense approved 不打不成相识/不打不成相識 · bù​dǎ​bù​chéng​xiāng​shí · an exchange of blows may lead to friendship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不打不成相识 / 不打不成相識

    bù​dǎ​bù​chéng​xiāng​shí

    an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

    out of a fight a friendship may grow; one does not make friends without a exchange of blows.

    bù​dǎ​bù​chéng​xiāng​shì

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to fight 不成 (literal) → 不成 · bù​chéng · to fail 相识 (literal) → 相识/相識 · xiāng​shí · to be acquainted

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    created sense