抵足而眠

Mandarin · pinyin dǐ zú ér mián

Meanings

  1. lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
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抵
dǐ · resist, oppose; deny; off-set
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
眠
mián · close eyes, sleep; hibernate
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3–2–2–2 · di3 zu2 er2 mian2

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dai2 zuk1 ji4 min4

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