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Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「同盤而食」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Eat food from the same plate. Describes the deep affection between brothers.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tóng pán ér shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tung4 pun2/pun4 yi4 sik6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

