忘形之交 — “Friendship of forgotten formalities”
忘形之交 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a deep and close friendship where social status, differences, or formalities are disregarded; bosom friends who overlook each other's social standing”. Literally, “Friendship of forgotten formalities”.
忘形之交 Pronunciation and Pinyin
忘形之交 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 忘形之交
More idioms starting with 忘
- wàng忘hū乎qí其xíng形forget oneself in triumph or delight
- wàng忘hū乎suǒ所yǐ以carried away by excitement or pride
- wàng忘qí其suǒ所yǐ以forget oneself due to excitement or pride
- wàng忘chuò啜fèi废zhěn枕forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘qǐn寝fèi废shí食forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘nián年zhī之jiāo交friendship between people of different ages
- wàng忘nián年zhī之qì契friendship between different ages
- wàng忘nián年zhī之hǎo好close friendship transcending age
- wàng忘nián年jiāo交friendship transcending age
- wàng忘ēn恩shī失yì义forget kindness and betray trust
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What does 忘形之交 mean?
忘形之交 (wàng xíng zhī jiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a deep and close friendship where social status, differences, or formalities are disregarded; bosom friends who overlook each other's social standing”.
How do you pronounce 忘形之交?
忘形之交 is pronounced wàng xíng zhī jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忘形之交 literally mean?
Literally, 忘形之交 means “Friendship of forgotten formalities”. It is used to mean “a deep and close friendship where social status, differences, or formalities are disregarded; bosom friends who overlook each other's social standing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忘形之交?
不拘身分、形迹的知心朋友。同“忘形交”。