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to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
g+ān·1st toned+ǎn·3rd tonex+iāng·1st tonezh+ào·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere; to show wholehearted loyalty披肝沥胆pī gān lì dǎnsincere; genuine; true真诚zhēn chéngto give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence · to trust completely · to confide in sb with entire sincerity推心置腹tuī xīn zhì fùcandid and open (idiom)开诚相见kāi chéng xiāng jiàn
Antonyms
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) · (in palace construction) elaborate and refined勾心斗角gōu xīn dòu jiǎolit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) · fig. each tries to outwit the other · deceit and treachery尔虞我诈ěr yú wǒ zhà
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