不打不相识

Traditional: 不打不相識

bù dǎ bù xiāng shí

Dictionary entry

lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

What does 不打不相识 mean?

不打不相识 (bù dǎ bù xiāng shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

2no discord, no concord

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]相Xiāngsurname Xiang 识shíto know · knowledge

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不打不相识

bù dǎ bù xiāng shí

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