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friends sworn to death; Damon and Pythias (friendship); a friendship that would lead persons to die for each other; a friendship to the death

wěn jǐng zhī jiāo

刎 颈 之 交

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friends sworn to death; Damon and Pythias (friendship); a friendship that would lead persons to die for each other; a friendship to the death
- liǎng rén wéi wěn jǐng zhī jiāo
  两人为刎颈之交。
  The two men were such devoted friends that they would have died for each other.
synonym
shēng sǐ zhī jiāo生死之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo患难之交 wěn jǐng zhì jiāo刎颈至交
antonym
fàn fàn zhī jiāo泛泛之交

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