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同病相憐
简 同病相怜 · 繁 同病相憐Mandarin · pinyin tóng bìng xiāng lián
Meanings
- fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
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2–4–1–2 · tong2 bing4 xiang1 lian2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
tung4 beng6 soeng1 lin4
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tung4 beng6 soeng1 lin4
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- (idiomatic) in the same boat; fellow sufferers sympathise with each other; misery loves company
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