同林鳥

Simplified: 同林鸟

tónglínniǎo ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

    • spouses or people briefly thrown together who won't stand by each other in trouble

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
birds in the same forest
Meaning
Spouses, or people thrown together briefly, who won't stand by each other in trouble. From the saying 'husband and wife are birds in the same forest; when disaster comes, they fly apart'. Cynical.

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