feel like old friends at the first meeting(yī jiàn rú gù)

feel like old friends at the first meeting

It's a Chinese idiom. Its pronunciation is y à Ji à NR ú g à. It means that the first time we meet is like an old friend. It means that we fall in love when we first meet. It comes from Zuozhuan, 29 years of Xianggong, written by Zuo Qiuming in the pre Qin period.

The origin of Idioms

In the 29th year of Zuo Zhuan Xianggong written by Zuo Qiuming in the pre Qin period, "I was employed by Zheng, and I saw Zichan as if I had known him before."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attributive and adverbial with commendatory meaning. example the two of them met at first sight and had a good conversation.

Analysis of Idioms

Love at first sight, fall in love at first sight, and hit it off at the same time. [antonym] looks like a stranger and sees a passer-by.

Idioms and allusions

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Fang Xuanling, a Yuqi captain, was not used to the actions of the Sui Dynasty, so he resolutely abandoned his official position and went to Li Shimin, king of the Qin Dynasty. Li Shimin had heard about Fang Xuanling for a long time, and they both felt that it was too late to meet each other. Fang Xuanling followed Li Shimin to the north and the south. He was desperate to collect useful talents for Li Shimin. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he became a minister.

Chinese PinYin : yī jiàn rú gù