布衣之交 bùyīzhījiāo friendship among commoners Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 布衣 bùyī common people the common people; ordinary citizens who did not hold official positions之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.交 jiāo noun friendship Friendship; social or diplomatic relations