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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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


Idiom

八拜之交

  1. sworn brotherhood; describing the intimacy of relations between platonic friends

Synonyms

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