同仇敌忾

同仇敵愾
tóngchóu-díkài
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 united in hatred of a common enemy
  2. 2 shared anger against a common foe

Examples

HSK 7-9
Miànduì wàidí rùqīn, quánguó rénmín tóngchóu-díkài.
Facing foreign invasion, the whole nation was united in hatred of the common enemy.
HSK 7-9
Qiúmímen tóngchóu-díkài, yìqí wèi zhǔduì jiāyóu.
The fans rallied together with shared feeling and cheered for the home team.

Tips

history
Fused from two classics: 《诗经·秦风·无衣》 修我戈矛,与子同仇 (repair our spears, share this enemy with you) and 《左传·文公四年》 诸侯敌王所忾 (the vassal lords share the king's indignation). 忾 (kài) here means righteous anger, not hatred in general.
mistakes
忾 is often misread as kǎi or qì. The correct reading here is kài (4th tone), a rare pronunciation preserved only in this chengyu.

Stroke Order

同 tóng
仇 chóu
敌 dí
忾 kài