bù​yī​zhī​jiāo

friendship among commoners

  • created reference approved 布衣之交 → 布衣 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    布衣之交 bù​yī​zhī​jiāo

    布衣 bù​yī

    see

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  • created sense approved 布衣之交 · bù​yī​zhī​jiāo · friendship among commoners — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    布衣之交

    bù​yī​zhī​jiāo

    friendship among commoners

    The social interaction or friendship between common people

    布衣 (literal) → 布衣 · bù​yī · common people 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

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  • created sense approved 布衣之交 · bù​yī​zhī​jiāo · friends from one's humble days — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    布衣之交

    bù​yī​zhī​jiāo

    friends from one's humble days

    Friendship formed when both parties were still poor or of low status, often implying a deep, loyal bond that persists after achieving success

    布衣 (literal) → 布衣 · bù​yī · common people 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

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

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