難兄難弟 nán xiōng nán dì

equally bad as each other; in the same mess

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. one is just as bad as the other

See also: nàn xiōng nàn dì

Characters

Character Meaning
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
兄 xiōng HSK 5
elder brother
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
弟 dì HSK 2
younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)