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布衣之交
bù​yī​zhī​jiāo

friendship among commoners

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 布衣 bù​yī
    common people
    the common people; ordinary citizens who did not hold official positions
  2. 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.
  3. 交 jiāo noun
    friendship
    Friendship; social or diplomatic relations