A hedge between keeps friendship green.(jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ)

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

It is a Chinese idiom, pronounced J ū NZ ǐ zh ī Ji ā OD à NR ú Shu ǐ. It is also called "friendship between gentlemen is as light as water". It refers to the friendship between gentlemen based on morality, elegant and pure, light as water.

It is said in Zhuangzi Shanmu that the friendship between the sages is as plain as water, not empty

Idiom explanation

Explanation: gentleman: in ancient times, it refers to the person with noble morality, also known as the person with good conduct. Friendship: friendship. [gentlemen don't need to be on guard because they are magnanimous. Don't be too polite and polite, don't be too humble. Can be relaxed and natural, the mood is as clear and transparent as water. 】the contemporary broad sense also expresses that true friends may not have frequent contacts or contacts, but both sides do make heart to heart exchanges. If one side really needs help, the other side will certainly do everything. Just as Lu Xun and Qu Qiubai had never met before, they trusted each other only by letters; when the crisis came, they helped each other and cared for each other with heart and soul, so did Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen chuixue.

Idioms and allusions

During the reign of Tang Zhenguan, Xue Rengui and his wife lived in a cave in a broken kiln before he was successful. They had no food or clothing and relied on Wang Maosheng and his wife to help them. Later, Xue Rengui joined the army. When he followed Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he was awarded the title of "king of pingliao" because he made great contributions to pingliao. As soon as he got to the dragon's gate, he was worth a hundred times as much. A large number of civil and military ministers came to the palace to give gifts and congratulations, but Xue Rengui politely declined them. The only thing he accepted was "two jars of good wine" sent by ordinary people Wang Maosheng. As soon as the wine jar was opened, the deacon in charge of unsealing was scared to the ground, because the jar was not filled with good wine, but with clear water! "Tell the Lord that he is so bold to tease him. Please punish him severely!" Unexpectedly, Xue Rengui was not angry. He ordered the deacon to take the big bowl and drink three big bowls of water from Wang Maosheng in public. After drinking three bowls of clear water, Xue Rengui said, "when I was in trouble in the past, I relied on the support of Wang brothers and his wife. Without them, I would not be as prosperous as I am today. Now I don't drink wine or accept gifts, but I just want to accept the clear water from brother Wang, because I know that brother Wang is poor, and it's also brother Wang's good intention to send clear water. That's why the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. " Since then, Xue Rengui had a close relationship with Wang Maosheng's family, and the story of "the friendship between a gentleman is as light as water" has been handed down. Chuang Tzu's Shanmu: "a gentleman's friendship is as light as water, a villain's friendship is as sweet as Li; a gentleman's friendship is as light as kinship, and a villain's friendship is as sweet as Jue."

Discrimination of words

Grammar: as adverbial; with commendatory meaning. structure: Main complement. synonym: friend of a gentleman antonym: friend of a villain

Chinese PinYin : jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ