be neither too familiar nor too distant

be neither too familiar nor too distant

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù J í B ù L í, which means to have a distance from other people's relationship or attitude, neither too close nor too distant. It comes from the volume of Yuanjue Jing written by Qubin in Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The volume of Yuanjue Jing written by kuobin in Tang Dynasty says: "no separation, no binding and no detachment".

Idiom usage

Liu himself, under the banner of protecting the territory and the people, vaguely claimed himself to be the political center of Hubei, and took a positive attitude towards both the north and the south. (Guo Moruo's revolutionary spring and Autumn Annals: Northern Expedition routes)

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: neither cold nor hot, seemingly in harmony with each other, if not at all; Antonyms: inseparable, like flesh and blood