比翼齊飛
简 比翼齐飞 · 繁 比翼齊飛Meanings
- to fly wing to wing (idiom)
- two hearts beating as one
- (of a couple) inseparable
Characters in this entry
- 比
- bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
- 翼
- yì · wings; fins on fish; shelter; 27th lunar mansion, determinative star α Crateris (Alkes)
- 齊
- qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
- 飛
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- 齐
- qí · even, uniform, of equal length
- 飞
- fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high
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Mandarin tones
3–4–2–1 · bi3 yi4 qi2 fei1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bei2 jik6 cai4 fei1
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phrase
- (of a married couple) to be together day and night; to help each other and move forward together
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