📖 Meaning
To share both safety and peril with one another. It describes a close relationship in which people's fortunes and hardships are jointly borne, bound together through both good times and bad.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom traces back to 'Qiu Zi Shi Biao' (Memorial Requesting to Test Myself) written by Cao Zhi, a prince of the Wei state during the Three Kingdoms period. In this memorial submitted to Emperor Cao Rui, Cao Zhi pleaded for a chance to serve the state, declaring that he shared the same breath and concerns as the nation. He stressed his willingness to face both peace and danger together with the country, expressing deep loyalty despite his political marginalization after the succession struggles within the Cao family.
💡 Example Usage
他们多年并肩作战，早已安危与共，谁也不会在这关键时刻离开。
Having fought side by side for years, they had long shared each other's safety and peril, and neither would abandon the other at this critical moment.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 安危与共
- Pinyin: ān wēi yǔ gòng
- Literal Translation: peace, danger, together, share
- Category: Morality
- Characters: 4