liǎng lèi chā dāo
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两
liǎng
two
肋
lèi
rib
插
chā
to insert
刀
dāo
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])