📖 Meaning
To share life and death together; to stand by one another through the most extreme circumstances. It describes an exceptionally deep and steadfast bond of friendship, loyalty, or comradeship between people.
📜 Origin Story
This phrase appears in modern Chinese literature, notably in the essay '深情忆念周伯伯' (Deep Remembrance of Uncle Zhou), which recounts how Premier Zhou Enlai and the author's father shared life and death together for decades, their fates closely intertwined through both joy and hardship. The revolutionary poet He Jingzhi also employed it in his collection '放歌集·胜利和我们在一起,' calling on comrades to stand together through the storm of struggle toward victory. The idiom captures the profound solidarity and mutual dependence forged in times of adversity.
💡 Example Usage
在战火纷飞的岁月里，他们生死与共，建立了深厚的革命情谊。
Amid the flames of war, they shared life and death together and forged a profound revolutionary friendship.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 生死与共
- Pinyin: shēng sǐ yǔ gòng
- Literal Translation: life, death, together, share
- Category: Emotion
- Characters: 4