form a literary circle

form a literary circle

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ w é nhu ì y ǒ u, which means to make friends by writing. From Yan Yuan, Analects of Confucius.

The origin of Idioms

Yan Yuan, the Analects of Confucius: "a gentleman will make friends by writing, and help benevolence by friends."

Idiom usage

It is formal; it is predicate, object and complement; it has commendatory meaning. Example: yuan keqiudan's jingchai Ji huishuo: "a gentleman gives lectures and makes friends by writing. Why not?"