sworn brothers

sworn brothers

Friends of the golden orchid, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NL á nzh ī y ǒ u, which means close friends, also generally refers to brothers. It comes from the book of changes.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of changes, it is said that "if two people are of one mind, their interest will be broken; if they are of one mind, their smell will be like orchid."

Idiom usage

[example] at the beginning, the prime minister and your father were married. ——Wang can ascends the tower by Zheng Guangzu in Yuan Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Jinlan Qiyou