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比肩

Mandarin · pinyin bǐ jiān

to be shoulder to shoulder
(fig.) to be as good as; to match
Taiwan pr. bì jiān

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比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
肩: jiān · shoulders; to shoulder; bear

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3–1 · bi3 jian1

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verb

to have shoulders side by side; (to stand, sit, fight, etc.) shoulder to shoulder
(figurative) to take rank (with); to be comparable (with); to match

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