狐兔之悲 — “Sorrow of the fox and rabbit; fellow creatures' grief”
狐兔之悲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a deep sorrow or empathy felt for the suffering or demise of one's own kind or those who share a similar fate, highlighting a sense of shared vulnerability and kinship”. Literally, “Sorrow of the fox and rabbit; fellow creatures' grief”.
狐兔之悲 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狐兔之悲 Character Breakdown
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What does 狐兔之悲 mean?
狐兔之悲 (hú tù zhī bēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a deep sorrow or empathy felt for the suffering or demise of one's own kind or those who share a similar fate, highlighting a sense of shared vulnerability and kinship”.
How do you pronounce 狐兔之悲?
狐兔之悲 is pronounced hú tù zhī bēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狐兔之悲 literally mean?
Literally, 狐兔之悲 means “Sorrow of the fox and rabbit; fellow creatures' grief”. It is used to mean “a deep sorrow or empathy felt for the suffering or demise of one's own kind or those who share a similar fate, highlighting a sense of shared vulnerability and kinship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狐兔之悲?
狐死则兔悲，兔死则狐亦悲。比喻因同类的死亡而感到痛心悲伤。