From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「布衣之交」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
The idiom being introduced now is 「布衣之交」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Common people: ordinary people. It used to refer to a poor old friend.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bù yī zhī jiāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bou3 yi1 ji1 gaau1
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