难兄难弟

nàn xiōng nàn dì

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

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

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1. brothers in hardship (idiom)
2. fellow sufferers
3. in the same boat

Child Words of 难兄难弟

difficult (to...)

disaster

elder brother

younger brother