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打死不離親兄弟 (daa2 sei2 bat1 lei4 can1 hing1 dai6) — good relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water in Cantonese

daaˊ²打seiˊ²死batˉ¹不leiˎ₄離canˉ¹親hingˉ¹兄daiˍ₆弟
简 打死不离亲兄弟
Mandarin Pinyin: da3 si3 bu4 li2 qin1 xiong1 di4

Meaning of 打死不離親兄弟

noungood relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water
nounnoun; brothers who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to people outside the family; "blood is thicker than water"

Characters in 打死不離親兄弟

打daa2
dozen
死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活
不bat1
not; no; un-
離lei4
be without; be independent of
親can1
parent; relative; kin
兄hing1
elder brother; elder male cousin
弟dai6
young brother; younger male cousin

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