Chinese idioms · 9 idioms
Chinese idioms about friendship
Chengyu whose meaning is about friendship, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 高山流水gāoshān-liúshuǐfriendship of kindred spirits
- 两肋插刀liǎnglèi-chādāoto go through fire and water for a friend
- 良师益友liángshī-yìyǒugood teacher and helpful friend
- 君子之交jūnzǐ-zhījiāofriendship between gentlemen
- 两小无猜liǎngxiǎo-wúcāiinnocent childhood friendship between a boy and a girl
- 深情厚意shēnqíng-hòuyìdeep affection and friendship
- 情投意合qíngtóu-yìhéto be kindred spirits
- 生死之交shēngsǐ-zhījiāofriends for life and death
- 非亲非故fēiqīn-fēigùneither relative nor friend
What is a Chinese idiom about friendship?
高山流水 (gāoshān-liúshuǐ): friendship of kindred spirits. It is the most common of the 9 on this page.
What is a chengyu?
A set phrase, nearly always four characters, that packs a story or an image into a few words: 画蛇添足, “drawing legs on a snake”, means spoiling something by overdoing it. Chinese speakers use them in writing, speeches and everyday talk.
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Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.