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風雨同舟

简风雨同舟 · 繁風雨同舟

Mandarin · pinyin fēng yǔ tóng zhōu

lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
同: tóng · same, similar; together with
舟: zhōu · boat, ship; Kangxi radical 137
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–3–2–1 · feng1 yu3 tong2 zhou1

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fung1 jyu5 tung4 zau1

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(idiomatic) to work together towards a common goal in a difficult situation; to go through thick and thin together

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