肝胆相照

Traditional: 肝膽相照

gān dǎn xiāng zhào

Dictionary entry

to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

What does 肝胆相照 mean?

肝胆相照 (gān dǎn xiāng zhào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

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肝gānliver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) · (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)胆dǎngall bladder · courage 相Xiāngsurname Xiang 照zhàovariant of 照[zhao4] · to shine

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肝胆相照

gān dǎn xiāng zhào

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