(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry
trad. 亦敵亦友
Also written 亦敵亦友【yì dí yì yǒu】
Characters in this word
3亦
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also
- Pinyin
- yì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 4594 of 2500
敌
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(bound form) enemy, (bound form) to be a match for; to rival, (bound form) to resist; to withstand
- Pinyin
- dí
- Traditional
- 敵
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 12235 of 2500
友
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friend
- Pinyin
- yǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 24457 of 2500