亲如手足

Traditional form:

親如手足

Pinyin (reading):

qīnrúshǒuzú

Definitions:

• as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship

Characters:

• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 手 - hand
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

Traditional characters:

• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 手 - hand
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough