







金兰契友 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sworn friend”. A bosom friend with whom one shares a deep and profound bond, often implying a brotherhood or sisterhood forged by mutual affinity and trust. Literally, “gold orchid bond friend”.

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Open the tool →金兰契友 (jīn lán qì yǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sworn friend”.
金兰契友 is pronounced jīn lán qì yǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 金兰契友 means “gold orchid bond friend”. It is used to mean “a sworn friend”.
金兰:指友情投合,交谊深;契:投合;契友:情投意合的朋友。泛指结拜兄弟