患难之交

Traditional: 患難之交

huàn nàn zhī jiāo

Dictionary entry

a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed

What does 患难之交 mean?

患难之交 (huàn nàn zhī jiāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed

Character breakdown

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患huànto suffer (from illness) · to contract (a disease)难nándifficult (to...) · problem 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over · to make friends

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患难之交

huàn nàn zhī jiāo

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