1. lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)2. fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
to regard sb as one's own child
to regard sb as a brother (idiom)
(biology) convergent evolution
a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 阳合同 in order to deceive authorities
同卵双胞胎 同卵雙胞胎 tóng luǎn shuāng bāo tāi identical twins
同量异位素 同量異位素 tóng liàng yì wèi sù nuclear isobar
持不同政见 持不同政見 chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn 1. (politically) dissenting2. dissident
新剧同志会 新劇同志會 xīn jù tóng zhì huì New Play Comrade Society, Chinese theatrical company founded in 1912, a continuation of the Spring Willow Society 春柳社[chūn liǔ shè]
东非共同体 東非共同體 dōng fēi gòng tóng tǐ East African Community
1. lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)2. bad people and good people do not mix
雌雄同体人 雌雄同體人 cí xióng tóng tǐ rén a hermaphrodite
雌雄同体性 雌雄同體性 cí xióng tóng tǐ xìng hermaphroditism
一掬同情之泪 一掬同情之淚 yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
可裂变同位素 可裂變同位素 kě liè biàn tóng wèi sù fissionable isotope
同性恋恐惧症 同性戀恐懼症 tóng xìng liàn kǒng jù zhèng homophobia
同步数位阶层 同步數位階層 tóng bù shù wèi jiē céng 1. synchronous digital hierarchy2. SDH
地球同步卫星 地球同步衛星 dì qiú tóng bù wèi xīng (astronomy) geosynchronous satellite
地球同步轨道 地球同步軌道 dì qiú tóng bù guǐ dào (astronomy) geosynchronous orbit
性别认同障碍 性別認同障礙 xìng bié rèn tóng zhàng ài 1. gender identity disorder (GID)2. gender dysphoria
性同一性障碍 性同一性障礙 xìng tóng yī xìng zhàng ài gender identity disorder
持不同政见者 持不同政見者 chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn zhě (political) dissident
放射性同位素 fàng shè xìng tóng wèi sù 1. radioactive isotope2. radioisotope
未可同日而语 未可同日而語 wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ 1. lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath2. incomparable
欧洲共同市场 歐洲共同市場 ōu zhōu gòng tóng shì chǎng European common market (old term for EU, European Union)
非同质化代币 非同質化代幣 fēi tóng zhì huà dài bì non-fungible token (NFT)
阿拉伯共同市场 阿拉伯共同市場 ā lā bó gòng tóng shì chǎng Arab Common Market
非同步传输模式 非同步傳輸模式 fēi tóng bù chuán shū mó shì asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
有福同享，有祸同当 有福同享，有禍同當 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāng To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
有福同享，有难同当 有福同享，有難同當 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu nàn tóng dāng To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
同一个世界，同一个梦想 同一個世界，同一個夢想 tóng yī gè shì jiè , tóng yī gè mèng xiǎng One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
see 求同存异[qiú tóng cún yì]
government sub-prefect (old)
simultaneous interpretation (Tw)
(Tw) (in a research project) co-principal investigator, or co-PI
协同主持人 協同主持人 xié tóng zhǔ chí rén (Tw) (in a research project) collaborator of the investigator(s)