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Mandarin · pinyin xiū qī xiāng guān

to share the same interests (idiom)
to be closely related
to be in the same boat

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休: xiū · rest, stop; retire; do not!
戚: qī · relative; be related to; sad
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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1–1–1–1 · xiu1 qi1 xiang1 guan1

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(idiomatic) to share joys and sorrows; to be bound together by a common cause; to be in the same boat

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