同病相怜

tóngbìngxiānglián

those who have the same illness sympathize with each other —fellow sufferers commiserate with each other

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those who have the same illness sympathize with each other

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freemasonry

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tong2 bing4 xiang1 lian2

fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company

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同病相怜

tóng bìng xiāng lián

Similarly afflicted people pity each other.; Company in distress makes trouble (seem) less.; Fellow sufferers commiserate with each other.; Fellow sufferers have mutual sympathy.; Fellow sufferers sympathize with one another.; Misery loves company.; People similarly afflicted feel pity for one another.; Persons afflicted with a similar ailment sympathize with each other.; Those who have the same complaint sympathize with each other.; Those who have the same illness sympathize with each other.:

我对他的遭遇， 不只是普普通通的同情， 还有一种深切的同病相怜的感触。 I felt more than ordinary human sympathy for him in his misfortune. I was deeply moved as a fellow sufferer.

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同病相憐|同病相怜 [tóng bìng xiāng lián] ► fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company