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榮辱與共

简荣辱与共 · 繁榮辱與共

Mandarin · pinyin róng rǔ yǔ gòng

(of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)

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辱: rǔ · humiliate, insult, abuse
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共: gòng · together with, all, total; to share
荣: róng · glory, honor; flourish, prosper
与: yǔ · and; with; to; for; give, grant

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2–3–3–4 · rong2 ru3 yu3 gong4

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(idiomatic) highly intertwined; to share honor and disgrace together

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