莫逆之交 — “Friends with a complete and profound mutual understanding”
莫逆之交 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Friends with a complete and profound mutual understanding”. Where there is no disagreement or opposition between them due to their deep emotional harmony. Literally, “friendship with no opposition”.
Frequency
莫逆之交 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 莫mò
- 逆nì
- 之zhī
- 交jiāo
莫逆之交 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 莫逆之交
他们相识多年，志同道合，早已成为一对莫逆之交
Having known each other for many years and sharing common aspirations, they have long become bosom friends with a deep mutual understanding.
Origin and Story of 莫逆之交
During the Warring States period, the philosopher Zhuangzi spoke of four friends, Zisi, Zixing, Zili, and Zilai. He said: "Who can take nothingness as the head, existence as the spine, death as the buttocks, and understand that life, death, survival, and extinction are all one, can become a friend?"
The four looked at each other and smiled, feeling a profound mutual understanding in their hearts, and thus became close friends.
Idioms Related to 莫逆之交
Antonyms of 莫逆之交
More idioms starting with 莫
- mò莫bù不yú逾chǐ侈Everyone is excessively extravagant
- mò莫wéi为yǐ已shèn甚Don't go to extremes
- mò莫zhī之yǔ与jīng京unrivaled; without parallel
- mò莫zhī之shuí谁hé何unchallengeable and beyond reproach
- mò莫yú予dú毒yě也No one can harm me
- mò莫yú余dú毒yě也No one can harm me
- mò莫xìn信zhí直zhōng中zhí直，，xū须fáng防rén人bù不rén仁Don't trust apparent honesty; guard against unkindness
- mò莫zī兹wèi为shèn甚Nothing is more severe than this
- mò莫kě可míng名zhuàng状beyond verbal description
- mò莫kě可nài奈hé何have no alternative
- mò莫kě可jiū究jié诘cannot be thoroughly investigated
- mò莫míng名qí其miào妙baffling or inexplicable
Questions about 莫逆之交
- What does 莫逆之交 mean?
- 莫逆之交 (mò nì zhī jiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Friends with a complete and profound mutual understanding”.
- How do you pronounce 莫逆之交?
- 莫逆之交 is pronounced mò nì zhī jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 莫逆之交 literally mean?
- Literally, 莫逆之交 means “friendship with no opposition”. It is used to mean “Friends with a complete and profound mutual understanding”.
- Where does 莫逆之交 come from?
- 莫逆之交 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 莫逆之交?
- 莫逆：没有抵触，感情融洽；交：交往，友谊。指非常要好的朋友。