兄弟如手足，妻子如衣服
/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ i⁵⁵ fu²/
ÇINCE → TR
Tanım
•Brothers are like one's arms and legs, but wives and children (or women) are only like one's apparel (i.e. readily replaceable).
Etimoloji
Popularised by Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 15, where this ancient saying was quoted by Liu Bei. The concept of brethren being limb-like was preexisting; compare 兄弟手足.