彼此

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Chinese

that; those; (one) another) this; these
trad. (彼此) 彼 此
simp. #(彼此) 彼 此

Pronunciation

Pronoun

彼此

  1. each other; one another; you and I
    彼此相愛／彼此相爱  ―  bǐcǐ xiāng'ài  ―  to love one another
    彼此兼容  ―  bǐcǐ jiānróng  ―  to be compatible with each other
    與人相處不應懷著自掃門前雪的心態，應當彼此關懷，互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]
    与人相处不应怀着自扫门前雪的心态，应当彼此关怀，互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǔ rén xiāngchǔ bù yīng huái zhe zì sǎo ménqián xuě de xīntài, yīngdāng bǐcǐ guānhuái, hùxiāng bāngzhù.
    When relating to others, one should not have an attitude of merely worrying about one's own affairs — we should care for and help one another.
  2. (humble, often reduplicated) used in replies to others' words of praise; you too

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (彼此):
  • → Japanese: 彼此(ひし) (hishi)
  • → Korean: 피차(彼此) (picha)

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
彼 此
あれ
Grade: S 		これ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 彼此 – see the following entry.
【あれこれ】
this and that; all sorts of things
this way and that way
Alternative spellings
彼れ此れ, 彼是, 彼れ是れ
(This term, 彼此, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
彼 此
ひ
Grade: S 		し
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Adverb

彼(ひ)此(し) • (hishi) 

  1. Synonym of あれこれ

Pronoun

彼(ひ)此(し) • (hishi) 

  1. Synonym of あれこれ
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