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共患難

简共患难 · 繁共患難

Mandarin · pinyin gòng huàn nàn

to go through hardship together

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共: gòng · together with, all, total; to share
患: huàn · suffer, worry about; suffering
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难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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4–4–4 · gong4 huan4 nan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gung6 waan6 naan6

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verb

(verb-object) to go through thick and thin together; to share weal and woe

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