maintain an old acquaintanceship having no real understanding with each other(bái tóu ér xīn)

maintain an old acquaintanceship having no real understanding with each other

Baitouerxin, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á it ó u é Rx ī n, which means that although we have known each other for a long time, we don't know each other, just like Xinzhi. It comes from Yang Shen's white head and new life in Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

A person who has known each other for a long time but has not known each other

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: white head as new

The origin of Idioms

In Ming Dynasty, Yang Shen's Bai tou Er Xin: "Han Shu:" Bai tou Ru Xin, pour out as old as old. " "Shuo yuan" is a Book of "white head but new, cover but old". "Er" and "ru" are commonly used in ancient Chinese. A new man with a white head is a new man, though he is old enough to make friends. "

Idiom explanation

It refers to a person who has known each other for a long time but has no friends, just like new knowledge. The same as "white head as new".

Chinese PinYin : bái tóu ér xīn