兄肥弟瘦
xiōng​féi​dì​shòu

brotherly love

  • created reference approved 兄肥弟瘦 → 让枣推梨/讓棗推梨 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兄肥弟瘦 xiōng​féi​dì​shòu

    让枣推梨 / 讓棗推梨 ràng​zǎo​tuī​lí

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  • created sense approved 兄肥弟瘦 · xiōng​féi​dì​shòu · brotherly love — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兄肥弟瘦

    xiōng​féi​dì​shòu

    brotherly love

    Used to describe a profound love and devotion between brothers, especially the willingness to sacrifice one's life for a sibling; literally "the older brother is fat and the younger brother is thin," based on a story where an older brother offered himself to be eaten in place of his starving brother.

    兄 (literal) → 兄 · xiōng · elder brother 肥 (literal) → 肥 · féi · fat 弟 (literal) → 弟 · dì · younger brother 瘦 (literal) → 瘦 · shòu · thin

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