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親如手足

简亲如手足 · 繁親如手足

Mandarin · pinyin qīn rú shǒu zú

as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
手: shǒu · hand
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–2–3–2 · qin1 ru2 shou3 zu2

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can1 jyu4 sau2 zuk1

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