比肩而立

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Chinese

to have shoulders side by side; shoulder to shoulder
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 set up; to stand
trad. (比肩而立) 比肩 而 立
simp. #(比肩而立) 比肩 而 立

Etymology

From Zhan Guo Ce:

寡人聞之，千里而一士，是比肩而立，百世而一聖，若隨踵而至也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
寡人闻之，千里而一士，是比肩而立，百世而一圣，若随踵而至也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
Guǎrén wén zhī, qiānlǐ ér yī shì, shì bǐjiān'érlì, bǎishì ér yī shèng, ruò suízhǒng ér zhì yě.
I have heard that if there is one scholar every thousand li, it is they were standing shoulder next to shoulder; if there is one wise man every hundred years, it is as if they were coming foot following foot.

Pronunciation

Idiom

比肩而立

  1. to stand right next to one another
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