Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「金石至交」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
The idiom 「金石至交」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
A metaphor for a friendship as unbreakable as gold and stone. Same as “a friendship as strong as gold and stone”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīn shí zhì jiāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gam1 sek6 ji3 gaau1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
