兄肥弟瘦

[成语]
xiōng féi dì shòu

[含义]
旧喻兄弟相爱，临难争死。

[来源]
《后汉书·赵孝传》：“及天下乱，人相食。孝弟礼为饿贼所得，孝闻之，即自缚诣贼，曰：礼久饿羸瘦，不如孝肥饱。贼大惊，并放之。”

[例句]
友于兄弟，分形共气，～，无复相代之期；让枣推梨，长罢欢愉之日。 《南史·梁武陵王传》


[英文]
surrendering oneself to the cannibal bandits to substitute for his younger brother they captured , stating that he himself is fatter