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同甘苦

Mandarin · pinyin tóng gān kǔ

to share joys and sorrows
sharing good times and hard times
same as 同甘共苦

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
甘: gān · sweetness; sweet, tasty
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering

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2–1–3 · tong2 gan1 ku3

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tung4 gam1 fu2

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