情同手足

qíngtóng-shǒuzú

idiom #28,020

Meanings

1 as close as brothers
2 like hands and feet (inseparable)
3 deep fraternal bond

Characters

feeling; affection; emotion

same; equal; like

Examples

他们从小一起长大，情同手足。

Tāmen cóngxiǎo yīqǐ zhǎngdà, qíngtóng-shǒuzú.

They grew up together since childhood and are as close as brothers.

这两位战友在战场上并肩作战，情同手足。

Zhè liǎng wèi zhànyǒu zài zhànchǎng shàng bìngjiān-zuòzhàn, qíngtóng-shǒuzú.

These two comrades fought side by side on the battlefield, bonded as brothers.

Tips

memory

手足 literally means 'hands and feet' - the limbs you cannot live without. The idiom says the relationship is as intimate as hands and feet are to your body: inseparable and essential.

Stroke Order

情 qíng

同 tóng

手 shǒu

足 zú