八拜之交
Chinese
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to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
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to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
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(八拜之交)
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Etymology
This is derived from an ancient meeting etiquitte where the younger members of a family or a community request to meet with the elders.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba1bayjyjiau
- IPA (key): /pa̠⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: baat3 baai3 zi1 gaau1
- Yale: baat baai jī gāau
- Cantonese Pinyin: baat8 baai3 dzi1 gaau1
- Guangdong Romanization: bad3 bai3 ji1 gao1
- IPA (key): /pɑːt̚³ pɑːi̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɑːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
八拜之交
- sworn brotherhood; describing the intimacy of relations between platonic friends
Synonyms
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