杵臼之交
chǔ​jiù​zhī​jiāo

unlikely friendship

  • created sense approved 杵臼之交 · chǔ​jiù​zhī​jiāo · unlikely friendship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杵臼之交

    chǔ​jiù​zhī​jiāo

    unlikely friendship

    a deep friendship between people of different social statuses or classes; literally, the friendship between a pestle and a mortar

    杵臼 (literal) → 杵臼 · chǔ​jiù · mortar and pestle 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

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