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君子之交

jūn zǐ zhī jiāo

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Definitions

1. friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

Words Containing 君子之交

• 君子之交淡如水 君子之交淡如水 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ: a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

Child Words of 君子之交

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 君子 君子 jūn zǐ: nobleman
• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 君 君 jūn: monarch
• 交 交 jiāo: to hand over