难兄难弟

nán xiōng nán dì

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难兄难弟

nán xiōng nán dì lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom); fig. one is just as bad as the other

难兄难弟

nàn xiōng nàn dì brothers in hardship (idiom); fellow sufferers

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1. lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
2. fig. one is just as bad as the other

Child Words of 难兄难弟

• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 兄 兄 xiōng: elder brother
• 弟 弟 dì: younger brother