







患难相死 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be loyal to each other even unto death in times of adversity”. To stick together through thick and thin, ready to sacrifice one's life for another. Literally, “Mutually die in adversity”.

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Open the tool →患难相死 (huàn nàn xiāng sǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be loyal to each other even unto death in times of adversity”.
患难相死 is pronounced huàn nàn xiāng sǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 患难相死 means “Mutually die in adversity”. It is used to mean “to be loyal to each other even unto death in times of adversity”.
遇到患难彼此互相救助,甚至不惜生命