companion in adversity

companion in adversity

A friend in need is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Hu à NN à nzh à Ji à o, which means a friend who has experienced hardships together. From Zui Xing Shi.

Notes on Idioms

Friendship: friendship, friend.

The origin of Idioms

The tenth chapter of Zui Xing Shi written by Dong Lu Gu in Ming Dynasty: "Pu Zui Fu is a friend in need. Brother Nian looks at him for us today, and we will look at him for him in the future."

Idiom usage

To be a good friend through difficulties. Guo Moruo's impression of Nanjing 16: however, thanks to these beatings, you have turned iron into steel and ordinary friends into friends in need.