Word information
Simplified亦敌亦友
Traditional亦敵亦友
Pinyinyì dí yì yǒu
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Chinese word dictionary
亦敌亦友
yì dí yì yǒu · (idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry
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