抵足而眠

dǐ zú ér mián

Dictionary entry

lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

What does 抵足而眠 mean?

抵足而眠 (dǐ zú ér mián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

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抵dǐto press against; to support; to prop up · to resist; to withstand 足jùexcessive 而érand · as well as 眠miánto sleep · to hibernate

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抵足而眠

dǐ zú ér mián

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