a once-met acquaintance
Half face, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à NMI à nzh à Ji à, which means people who have only seen one side. From Yuan Yanbo's preface to celebrities of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
In Yuan Yanbo's preface to the celebrities of the Three Kingdoms in Jin Dynasty, it is said that "in view of the common people's mutual views, we can only make a decision on whether Tibet should be ruled by one-sided acquaintance."
Analysis of Idioms
A half face friend
Idiom usage
At the beginning of the imperial examination, there were no relatives between China and Korea. Yu Yuan Jiu Shu by Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty
a once-met acquaintance
If there is love in the sky, the sky is old - tiān ruò yǒu qíng tiān yì lǎo
twelve girls in Dream of the Red Mansion - shí èr jīn chāi
There's a lot of people out there - zhòng guǎ xuán jué