不打不相识

Traditional form:

不打不相識

Pinyin (reading):

bùdǎbùxiāngshí

Definitions:

• lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
• no discord, no concord

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 识 - knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 識 - knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know