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穿一條褲子

简穿一条裤子 · 繁穿一條褲子

Mandarin · pinyin chuān yī tiáo kù zi

(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together
to be like family
to share the same view of things

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穿: chuān · penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
褲: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
裤: kù · trousers, pants

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1–1–2–4–5 · chuan1 yi1 tiao2 ku4 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyun1 jat1 tiu4 fu3 zi2

Cantonese word readings for 穿一條褲子. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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cyun1 jat1 tiu4 fu3 zi2

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(figurative, of people) to have close relations or with common interests

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