两肋插刀

Traditional form:

兩肋插刀

Pinyin (reading):

liǎnglèichādāo

Definitions:

• lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
• fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it

Characters:

• 两 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce
• 肋 - ribs; chest
• 插 - to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure

Traditional characters:

• 兩 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce
• 肋 - ribs; chest
• 插 - to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure