play together and cling to each other

play together and cling to each other

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ě RB ì ns ī m ó, which means that two people's ears and temples rub each other. It describes that they often get along with each other and have a close relationship. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Cao Xueqin's the 72nd chapter of a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "we have been together since childhood. You have never treated me as an outsider, and I dare not neglect you."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] childhood sweetheart [antonym] the world is different [sideburns: sideburns; lovers: each other; rub: rub]. Ears and hair rub against each other. It describes being close to each other.

Idiom usage

From then on, they are close to each other. Shen Fu's six chapters of a floating life