伙伴
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See also: 夥伴
Chinese[edit]
assistant; furniture; partner | partner; companion; associate partner; companion; associate; to accompany; comrade | ||
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trad. (伙伴/夥伴) | 伙/夥 | 伴 | |
simp. (伙伴) | 伙 | 伴 | |
alternative forms | 火伴 |
Etymology[edit]
In Northern Wei, a 火 (huǒ) was a military unit with ten people (using the same kitchen stove). 火伴 (huǒbàn) means people in the same unit.
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Noun[edit]
伙伴
- companion; mate; comrade; partner
- 出門看火伴,火伴皆驚惶,同行十二年,不知木蘭是女郎。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 《木蘭詩》; translation by Jack Yuan
- Chūmén kàn huǒbàn, huǒbàn jiē jīnghuáng, tóng xíng shí'èr nián, bùzhī Mùlán shì nǚláng. [Pinyin]
- I step out to see my comrades-in-arms, they are all surprised and astounded: 'We travelled twelve years together, yet didn't realise Mulan was a lady!'"
出门看火伴,火伴皆惊惶,同行十二年,不知木兰是女郎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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