管鲍分金
guǎn​bào​fēn​jīn

close friendship

  • created sense approved 管鲍分金/管鮑分金 · guǎn​bào​fēn​jīn · close friendship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    管鲍分金 / 管鮑分金

    guǎn​bào​fēn​jīn

    close friendship

    A friendship so deep and loyal that there is no concern for sharing wealth or personal gain; based on the story of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya sharing profits from business without greed.

    管 (literal) → 管 · guǎn · Guan 鲍 (literal) → 鲍/鮑 · bào · Bao 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to divide 金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · money

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