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Home / Idiom / 两肋插刀

(lit.) to take knives in both sides (idiom) · (fig.) to go to any lengths for a friend; to sacrifice oneself out of loyalty

两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
l+iǎng·3rd tonel+èi·4th tonech+ā·1st toned+āo·1st tone
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Synonyms
lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) · fig. to brave any danger · to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)赴汤蹈火fù tāng dǎo huǒhonor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back · no surrender · to pursue justice with no second thoughts义无反顾yì wú fǎn gù
Antonyms
(idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless胆小如鼠dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ(idiom) to act as accomplice to a villain; to assist in wrongdoing为虎作伥wèi hǔ zuò chāng