兔死狐悲

tù sǐ hú bēi

Dictionary entry

lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

What does 兔死狐悲 mean?

兔死狐悲 (tù sǐ hú bēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

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兔tùvariant of 兔[tu4]死sǐto die · impassable 狐húfox 悲bēisad · sadness

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