生死之交shēng sǐ zhī jiāosworn friends; friends that are ready to die for each other; a friend who goes through fire and water with sb
❍ 杨仲安同志已经不止一次的说，新厂长是他的老同事，老战友，～，……(夏衍《考验》28) Comrade Yang Zhongan has told people on quite a few occasions that the new manager is an old colleague of his,an old comrade-in-arms,a friend who’s gone through fire and water with him.
❍ 他就是锁井镇上朱老巩的儿子，我们是～。(梁斌《红旗谱》20) He’s the son of Zhu Laogong of Suojing.We’re friends from way back. 生死之交sworn friends; persons who swear eternal friends hip |