管鲍之交 / 管鮑之交

guǎn​bào​zhī​jiāo

profound friendship

A deep and enduring friendship. This idiom refers to the historical bond between [[管仲|管仲|guan3 zhong4]] and [[鲍叔牙|鮑叔牙|bao4 shu1 ya2]] during the Spring and Autumn Period.

管 (literal) → 管 · guǎn · Guan 鲍 (literal) → 鲍/鮑 · bào · Bao 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM