📖 Meaning
To grieve for someone whose fate might become your own. Feeling sorrow for the misfortune of a similar person.
📜 Origin Story
From the Yuan Dynasty novel 'Water Margin,' where outlaws grieved for a fallen comrade.
💡 Example Usage
看到同行倒下，他难免兔死狐悲。
Seeing a fellow entrepreneur fail, he couldn't help but grieve—the rabbit dies, the fox weeps.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 兔死狐悲
- Pinyin: tù sǐ hú bēi
- Literal Translation: rabbit dies, fox grieves
- Category: Emotion
- Characters: 4