如胶如漆
rú​jiāo​rú​qī

like glue and lacquer

  • created reference approved 如胶如漆/如膠如漆 → 如胶似漆/如膠似漆 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如胶如漆 / 如膠如漆 rú​jiāo​rú​qī

    如胶似漆 / 如膠似漆 rú​jiāo​sì​qī

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 如胶如漆/如膠如漆 · rú​jiāo​rú​qī · like glue and lacquer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如胶如漆 / 如膠如漆

    rú​jiāo​rú​qī

    like glue and lacquer

    Sticking to each other like glue and lacquer; describes deep friendship or a very close, inseparable relationship between people.

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 胶 (literal) → 胶/膠 · jiāo · glue 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 漆 (literal) → 漆 · qī · paint

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

    created sense