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同仇敌忾

tóng chóu dí kàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-95284806988bd162. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

同仇敵愾 同仇敌忾 [tong2 chou2 di2 kai4] /anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary/

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Other forms in these source records: 同仇敵愾

  • 同
    tóng

    like / same / similar / together / alike / with

    tòng

    used in 胡同[hú tòng] / used in 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

  • 仇
    chóu

    hatred / animosity / enmity / foe / enemy / to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)

    Qiú

    surname Qiu

  • 敌
    dí

    (bound form) enemy / (bound form) to be a match for; to rival / (bound form) to resist; to withstand

  • 忾
    kài

    anger

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.