视同手足

to regard sb as a brother (idiom)

variant of 視|视[shi4] / variant of 示[shi4]

old variant of 視|视[shi4]

to look at / to regard / to inspect

to regard the same as / to regard as being the same as

like / same / similar / together / alike / with

see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices

excessive

foot / to be sufficient / ample