nán xiōng nán dì

Traditional: 難兄難弟

难兄难弟 (nán xiōng nán dì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom); fig. one is just as bad as the other”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
  2. 2fig. one is just as bad as the other

Characters in 难兄难弟

难nán · difficult (to...)兄xiōng · elder brother难nán · difficult (to...)弟dì · younger brother

Related words

难difficult (to...)难disaster兄弟brothers难道don't tell me ...老兄elder brother (often used self-referentially)弟弟younger brother困难difficult难以置信(idiom) hard to believe; incredible难过to feel sad难以hard to (predict, imagine etc)艰难difficult灾难disaster; catastrophe

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