竹马之交

Traditional: 竹馬之交

zhú mǎ zhī jiāo

Dictionary entry

childhood friend (idiom)

What does 竹马之交 mean?

竹马之交 (zhú mǎ zhī jiāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1childhood friend (idiom)

Character breakdown

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竹zhú(bound form) bamboo · Kangxi radical 118 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]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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竹马之交

zhú mǎ zhī jiāo

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