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不打不成相識

简不打不成相识 · 繁不打不成相識

Mandarin · pinyin bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí

don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

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4–3–4–2–1–2 · bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 xiang1 shi2

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bat1 daa2 bat1 sing4 soeng1 sik1

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Friends are often made after a fight; from an exchange of blows friendship grows; no acquaintance is made without a fight; no discord, no concord; out of blows friendship grows.