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title: "Chinese Idioms about Friendship: 9 Chengyu With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "9 Chinese idioms (chengyu) about friendship, like 高山流水 (friendship of kindred spirits) and 两肋插刀 (to go through fire and water for a friend), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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[Chinese idioms](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms) · 9 idioms

# Chinese idioms about friendship

Chengyu whose meaning is about friendship, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E9%AB%98%E5%B1%B1%E6%B5%81%E6%B0%B4%20%E4%B8%A4%E8%82%8B%E6%8F%92%E5%88%80%20%E8%89%AF%E5%B8%88%E7%9B%8A%E5%8F%8B%20%E5%90%9B%E5%AD%90%E4%B9%8B%E4%BA%A4%20%E4%B8%A4%E5%B0%8F%E6%97%A0%E7%8C%9C%20%E6%B7%B1%E6%83%85%E5%8E%9A%E6%84%8F%20%E6%83%85%E6%8A%95%E6%84%8F%E5%90%88%20%E7%94%9F%E6%AD%BB%E4%B9%8B%E4%BA%A4%20%E9%9D%9E%E4%BA%B2%E9%9D%9E%E6%95%85)

- [高山流水gāoshān-liúshuǐfriendship of kindred spirits](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%AB%98%E5%B1%B1%E6%B5%81%E6%B0%B4)
- [两肋插刀liǎnglèi-chādāoto go through fire and water for a friend](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%A4%E8%82%8B%E6%8F%92%E5%88%80)
- [良师益友liángshī-yìyǒugood teacher and helpful friend](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%89%AF%E5%B8%88%E7%9B%8A%E5%8F%8B)
- [君子之交jūnzǐ-zhījiāofriendship between gentlemen](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%9B%E5%AD%90%E4%B9%8B%E4%BA%A4)
- [两小无猜liǎngxiǎo-wúcāiinnocent childhood friendship between a boy and a girl](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%A4%E5%B0%8F%E6%97%A0%E7%8C%9C)
- [深情厚意shēnqíng-hòuyìdeep affection and friendship](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B7%B1%E6%83%85%E5%8E%9A%E6%84%8F)
- [情投意合qíngtóu-yìhéto be kindred spirits](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%83%85%E6%8A%95%E6%84%8F%E5%90%88)
- [生死之交shēngsǐ-zhījiāofriends for life and death](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E6%AD%BB%E4%B9%8B%E4%BA%A4)
- [非亲非故fēiqīn-fēigùneither relative nor friend](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9D%9E%E4%BA%B2%E9%9D%9E%E6%95%85)

## 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.

## More free tools

- [Chengyu quiz](https://mandarinthewild.com/chengyu-quiz)
- [Every chengyu](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/chengyu)
- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Chinese grammar](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar)

Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.