兔死狐悲

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Chinese

rabbit
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
fox
sad; sadness; sorrow
sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
 
trad. (兔死狐悲)
simp. #(兔死狐悲)
Literally: “the fox grieves when the rabbit dies”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

兔死狐悲

  1. (figurative) to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (兔死狐悲):
  • Korean: 토사호비(兎死狐悲) (tosahobi)

Others: