同 甘 共 苦

tóng gān gòng kǔdictionary entry

shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows / for better or for worse

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Original source entry:

同甘共苦 同甘共苦 [tong2 gan1 gong4 ku3] /shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows/for better or for worse/

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