颔首之交

Traditional: 頷首之交

hàn shǒu zhī jiāo

Dictionary entry

nodding acquaintance

What does 颔首之交 mean?

颔首之交 (hàn shǒu zhī jiāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1nodding acquaintance

Character breakdown

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颔hànchin · to nod (one's assent)首shǒuhead · chief 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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颔首之交

hàn shǒu zhī jiāo

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