a nodding acquaintance with(diǎn tóu zhī jiāo)

a nodding acquaintance with

A nodding acquaintance is a Chinese idiom. It means that you have a shallow friendship and you just nod when you meet. From morning in Shanghai.

Idiom explanation

It means that the friendship is very shallow. When you meet, you just nod your head.

The origin of Idioms

[source] the first part of Zhou Erfu's morning in Shanghai: "at least there are a hundred children and eighty friends. If you have nodding friends, you can't count them."

Discrimination of words

[near synonym]: one-sided friend, one-sided relationship [antonym]: life and death friend

Idiom usage

As the subject or object, refers to a meeting

Chinese PinYin : diǎn tóu zhī jiāo