兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服

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Chinese

brother; brethren; brothers and sisters
brother; brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings
 
 as (if); such as hands and feet wife; wife and child as (if); such as
clothing; clothes; laundry
clothing; clothes; laundry; upper outer garment; jacket; coat
 
trad. (兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服) 兄弟 如 手足 ， 妻子 如 衣服
simp. #(兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服) 兄弟 如 手足 ， 妻子 如 衣服
alternative forms 兄弟如手足，妻子似衣服
兄弟如手足，女人如衣服
兄弟如手足，女人似衣服
兄弟如手足，老婆如衣服
兄弟如手足，老婆似衣服

Etymology

Popularised by Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 15, where this ancient saying was quoted by Liu Bei. The concept of brethren being limb-like was preexisting; compare 兄弟手足.

Pronunciation

Proverb

兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服

  1. Brothers are like one's arms and legs, but wives and children (or women) are only like one's apparel (i.e. readily replaceable).

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