pián jiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
shoulder to shoulder
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Original source entry:

駢肩 骈肩 [pian2 jian1] /shoulder to shoulder/

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Other forms in these source records: 駢肩

  • 骈
    pián

    (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side / to be side by side / to be fused together / parallel (literary style)

    Pián

    surname Pian

  • 肩
    jiān

    shoulder / to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.