八拜之交

Chinese

		eight	to pay respect; worship; visit to pay respect; worship; visit; salute	's; him/her/it; this	to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
trad. (八拜之交)		八	拜	之	交
simp. #(八拜之交)		八	拜	之	交

Etymology

This is derived from an ancient meeting etiquette where the younger members of a family or a community request to meet with the elders.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bābàizhījiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ baai³ zi¹ gaau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bābàizhījiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: babàijhihjiao
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-pai⁴-chih¹-chiao¹
    • Yale: bā-bài-jr̄-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: babayjyjiau
    • Palladius: бабайчжицзяо (babajčžiczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ baai³ zi¹ gaau¹
    • Yale: baat baai jī gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ baai³ dzi¹ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ bai³ ji¹ gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ paːi̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

八拜之交

1. sworn brotherhood; intimacy of relations between platonic friends

Synonyms

• 金蘭之交／金兰之交 (jīnlánzhījiāo)