<p>It sounds like “豈曰無衣・與子同袍”.</p>

<p>It is from the poem “<a href="https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&amp;id=15066" rel="nofollow noreferrer">無衣</a>” in the <em>Book of Odes</em>:</p>

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  <p>豈曰無衣、<br>
  與子同袍</p>
  
  <p>How shall it be said that you have no clothes?<br>
  I will share my long robes with you.</p>
</blockquote>

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水巷孑蠻
<p>The quote is from an ancient Chinese poem collection 诗经（詩經 <em>the Book of Odes</em>）. The original full poem is as follows (the quote in question is the first eight characters in the poem):</p>

<p>岂曰无衣？与子同袍。王于兴师，修我戈矛。与子同仇。</p>

<p>岂曰无衣？与子同泽。王于兴师，修我矛戟。与子偕作。</p>

<p>岂曰无衣？与子同裳。王于兴师，修我甲兵。与子偕行。</p>

<p>If you prefer traditional Chinese, below is the same poem in traditional Chinese:</p>

<p>豈曰無衣？與子同袍。王于興師，修我戈矛。與子同仇。</p>

<p>豈曰無衣？與子同澤。王于興師，修我矛繫，與子偕作。</p>

<p>豈曰無衣？與子同裳。王于興師，修我甲兵。與子偕行。</p>

<p>In addition, this quote was particularly popular recently because it was widely used to show friendship during this difficult period that we are all experiencing.</p>

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DONGHANG
<p>Where does it come from? Google can’t help me</p>

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Where does this quote come from? “How can you say you have no clothes? I’ll share my robe with you”?
# Where does this quote come from? “How can you say you have no clothes? I’ll share my robe with you”?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-17)

Where does it come from? Google can’t help me

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-17. Score: 4

It sounds like “豈曰無衣・與子同袍”.

It is from the poem “[無衣](https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&id=15066)” in the *Book of Odes*:

> 豈曰無衣、  
> 與子同袍
>
> How shall it be said that you have no clothes?  
> I will share my long robes with you.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-05-26. Score: 2

The quote is from an ancient Chinese poem collection 诗经（詩經 *the Book of Odes*）. The original full poem is as follows (the quote in question is the first eight characters in the poem):

岂曰无衣？与子同袍。王于兴师，修我戈矛。与子同仇。

岂曰无衣？与子同泽。王于兴师，修我矛戟。与子偕作。

岂曰无衣？与子同裳。王于兴师，修我甲兵。与子偕行。

If you prefer traditional Chinese, below is the same poem in traditional Chinese:

豈曰無衣？與子同袍。王于興師，修我戈矛。與子同仇。

豈曰無衣？與子同澤。王于興師，修我矛繫，與子偕作。

豈曰無衣？與子同裳。王于興師，修我甲兵。與子偕行。

In addition, this quote was particularly popular recently because it was widely used to show friendship during this difficult period that we are all experiencing.


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