一回生，二回熟
yī​huí​shēng'èr​huí​shú

strangers first, friends later

  • created sense approved 一回生，二回熟 · yī​huí​shēng'èr​huí​shú · strangers first, friends later — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一回生，二回熟

    yī​huí​shēng'èr​huí​shú

    strangers first, friends later

    a proverb suggesting that while people may be strangers at their first meeting, they will become familiar and comfortable with each other by the second encounter

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 回 (literal) → 回 · huí · [times] 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · unfamiliar ， (non_chinese) 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two 回 (literal) → 回 · huí · [times] 熟 (literal) → 熟 · shú · familiar

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