八拜為交
bā​bài​wéi​jiāo

sworn brotherhood

  • created sense approved 八拜为交/八拜為交 · bā​bài​wéi​jiāo · sworn brotherhood — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    八拜为交 / 八拜為交

    bā​bài​wéi​jiāo

    sworn brotherhood

    to become sworn brothers or sisters through ritual bows; a deep and lifelong friendship

    八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 拜 (literal) → 拜 · bài · to pay respect 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense