君子之交

jūn zǐ zhī jiāo

Dictionary entry

friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

What does 君子之交 mean?

君子之交 (jūn zǐ zhī jiāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

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君jūnmonarch · lord 子zǐson · child 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over · to make friends

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君子之交

jūn zǐ zhī jiāo

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