椒举班荆
jiāo​jǔ​bān​jīng

to meet and chat with an old friend

  1. 椒 jiāo noun
    pepper
    (bound form) pepper; spice plants, specifically referring to 花椒 huā​jiāo, 胡椒 hú​jiāo, or 辣椒 là​jiāo
  2. 举 舉 jǔ verb
    to lift
    to lift; to raise; to hold up
  3. 班 bān
    to distribute
    (literary) to distribute; to issue; to promulgate
  4. 荆 荊 jīng noun
    chaste tree
    (bound form) chaste tree; brambles; a deciduous shrub with flexible branches used for weaving baskets and fences