A close relationship

A close relationship

A Chinese idiom is sh í Q ī NJI ǔ g ù, which means a lot of relatives and friends. It comes from Liu Yi's biography.

Notes on Idioms

So: old friend.

The origin of Idioms

The first fold of Shang Zhongxian's biography of Liu Yi in Yuan Dynasty: "I have suffered a lot. I want to get married in three rivers and five lakes."

Idiom usage

Many relatives and friends. The first fold of Liu Hong's maidservant married by Wu Mingshi of Yuan Dynasty: "you should accompany a thousand words, entrust ten relatives, marry three wives and two wives, and wait for one man and half women."