bosom friends(guǎn bào fēn jīn)

bosom friends

Guan baofenjin, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Gu ǎ Nb à of ē NJ ī n, which means deep friendship and mutual knowledge. It comes from the biography of Guan Yan in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Guan Yan in historical records written by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty, Guan Zhong said, "when I was in trouble, I tried to share the wealth with Uncle Bao, and I was rich. Uncle Bao did not regard me as greedy, but knew that I was poor."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to deep affection. As for the friendship between the two men, it is not enough for the world to praise them? (the 146th chapter of Xia Jingqu's the exposed words of the wild old man in Qing Dynasty)

Analysis of Idioms

Guanbao's friend

Idioms and allusions

Guan Zhong got to know Bao Shuya in his twenties, and they started to do some business together in junior high school. Because Guan Zhong's family was poor, he invested less and Bao Shuya invested more. The business is not bad, but some people find that Guan Zhong paid off some of his debts with the money he earned, and the money was spent before it was recorded in the account. Now the accounting term is "sitting and spending", and it's not far away from the crime of embezzlement. What's more, when Bao Shuya gave him half of the dividend at the end of the year, he accepted it. This has made Bao Shuya's staff very popular. A man told Bao Shuya that his contribution is small and he usually spends a lot of money. He still shares the benefits with you at the end of the year. Obviously, he is a very greedy man. If I were Guan Zhong, I would not have the cheek to accept the money. Bao Shuya reprimanded his subordinates and said, "you are full of money in your head. Don't you find that Guan Zhong's family is very difficult? He needs money more than I do. I want to do business with him just to help him. I'm willing to do so. You don't want to talk about it again. later, the two brothers became soldiers together, and they were even more dependent on each other. Once when Qi and its neighboring countries were at war, there was a big fight between the two armies. During the charge, Guan Zhong always stayed at the end and ran very slowly. When he withdrew, Guan Zhong ran as fast as Fei. The soldiers all laughed at him, saying that he was afraid of death, and the leader wanted to make an example. He took Guan Zhong's head to frighten those soldiers who were afraid of death. At the critical moment, Bao Shuya stood up again (now Bao was an officer). He defended Guan Zhong and said: I can't understand Guan Zhong's character better. There is no one to take care of his 80 year old mother in his family. He can't help but live humbly to fulfill his filial duty. After listening to Bao Shuya's words, Guan Zhong was moved to tears. He cried: my parents gave birth to me, but only Bao Shuya knew me!

Chinese PinYin : guǎn bào fēn jīn