穿一條褲子

Chinese

		to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article	trousers; pants; shorts
trad. (穿一條褲子)		穿	一	條	褲子
simp. (穿一条裤子)		穿	一	条	裤子
Literally: “to wear the same pants”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuān yī tiáo kùzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨˋ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuān yī tiáo kùzi [Phonetic: chuān yì tiáo kùzi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuan yi tiáo kùzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chʻuan¹ i¹ tʻiao² kʻu⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: chwān yī tyáu kù-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuan i tyau kuh.tzy
    • Palladius: чуань и тяо куцзы (čuanʹ i tjao kuczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Idiom

穿一條褲子

1. (figurative, of people) to have close relations or with common interests