- lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
- fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
Characters
- 两 (兩): two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 肋 (肋): rib; Taiwan pr. [le4]
- 插 (插): to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
- 刀 (刀): surname Dao
Resources
- Wiktionary: 两肋插刀
- MDBG: 两肋插刀
- Examples with 两肋插刀 on Tatoeba
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