他们俩是我同袍
“They're my fellow military men,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们俩 是我 同袍
“They're my fellow military men,”
老五和老七
“Wu and Qi.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originating from classical poetry, 'tongpao' implies a life-and-death bond forged through shared hardship in the military.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the two of them
A very common colloquial contraction of '他们两个'.
comrades-in-arms / fellow soldiers
Derived from the Book of Songs, this classical term denotes deep solidarity among soldiers who share uniforms.