如左右手rú zuǒ yòu shǒulike sb’s right-hand man—be a valuable assistant; close to each other
❍ 人有言上曰： “丞相何亡。”上大怒，如失左右手。(《史记·淮阴侯列传》) Others reported. “The prime minister has gone too!” and Liu Bang was as furious as if he had lost an arm.
❍ 他们俩～，谁也离不开谁。They two are on very intimate terms with one another and neither can do without the other.
❍ 周访与侃亲姻，～，…… (《晋书·陶侃传》) Zhou Fang and Tao Kan are connected by marriage and are as close to each other as the two hands of a man. |