兩肋插刀

Chinese

		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	rib	insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	knife
trad. (兩肋插刀)		兩	肋	插	刀
simp. (两肋插刀)		两	肋	插	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎnglèichādāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎnglèichādāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎnglèichadao
    • Wade–Giles: liang³-lei⁴-chʻa¹-tao¹
    • Yale: lyǎng-lèi-chā-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangleychadau
    • Palladius: лянлэйчадао (ljanlɛjčadao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

兩肋插刀

1. to make a big sacrifice for a friend