肝胆相照

Phát âm: gān dǎn xiāng zhào Nghĩa đen: Livers and galls illuminate each other

Nguồn gốc & Cách sử dụng

This idiom describes livers (肝) and galls (胆) illuminating (照) each other (相). In Chinese culture, these organs represent courage and sincerity. The phrase depicts friends so close they share their innermost selves. Modern usage describes deep friendship characterized by complete trust and transparency, relationships where nothing is hidden and total loyalty exists.

Ví dụ

Tiếng Anh: "The two friends shared everything with complete trust."

Tiếng Trung: 两位朋友肝胆相照，完全信任彼此。