A new idiom (6) 一个新的成语

患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo

[trials and tribulations make (reinforce/confirm friendship) friends;
problemy i zgryzoty (zacieśniają/ umacniają) przyjaźń]


Meaning 意义

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Prawdziwych przyjaciół poznaje się w biedzie.


Vocabulary 词汇

患难 huànnàn trials and tribulations
患 huàn to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
难 nán difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
之 zhī possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的
交 jiāo to make friends; to intersect (lines)


Synonyms 同义字

患难与共
huàn nàn yǔ gòng

刎颈之交
wěn jǐng zhī jiāo


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