胶漆交

膠漆交

jiāoqījiāo

idiom

Meanings

1 a deep, inseparable friendship
2 a bond as firm as glue and lacquer

Characters

friendship / bond

Examples

HSK 4

他们俩是多年的胶漆交，无话不谈。

Tāmen liǎ shì duōnián de jiāoqījiāo, wú huà bù tán.

The two of them share a deep, inseparable friendship built over years; nothing is off-limits.

HSK 7-9

真正的胶漆交是经得起时间考验的。

Zhēnzhèng de jiāoqījiāo shì jīngdeqǐ shíjiān kǎoyàn de.

A truly inseparable friendship is one that holds up over time.

Tips

history

Related to the chengyu 如胶似漆 and the classical phrase 胶漆之交 used of Chen Zhong and Lei Yi in 《后汉书》, a byword for loyalty between friends. 胶 and 漆 are both sticky substances that cannot be pulled apart.

Stroke Order

胶 jiāo

漆 qī

交 jiāo