粵

共gung6患waan6難naan6

simp共患难
gung6 waan6 naan6gòng huàn nàn

English

  1. to go through hardship together
  2. to stay with you in time of hardship and overcome it; to stick with you through thick and thin

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一齊克服困難,渡過難關

Examples

  • 不能共患難的人, 不是真正的朋友

    A friend in need is a friend indeed.

    Tatoeba · holger_reinherzen CC BY

  • 真正嘅朋友係會願意同你共患難。

    A true friend is willing to sustain you through the ordeals.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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