手 足 之 情

shǒu zú zhī qíngdictionary entry

brotherly affection

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Original source entry:

手足之情手足之情 [shou3 zu2 zhi1 qing2] /brotherly affection/

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Character information

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手
shǒu
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
足
jù
excessive
zú
(bound form) foot / leg / sufficient / ample / as much as / fully
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
情
qíng
(bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition

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