Allusions of the Eight Worship Friends

In the Song Dynasty in China, there was a story in Shao Bowen's Wen Jian Lu: Wen Yanbo was very unhappy when he heard that Ji Li was very arrogant towards others. He said to people, "Ji Li's father used to be my protege. He should be my junior according to his seniority. He is so arrogant, so I have to teach him a lesson." On one occasion, Wen Yanbo was stationed in Beijing. When Ji Li heard about it, he came to pay his respects.

Wen Yanbo deliberately asked Ji Li to sit in the living room, and it took a long time to come out to meet him. After meeting Ji Li, Wen Yanbo said, "Your father is my friend, so please make eight obeisances to me." Because of his low seniority, Ji Li dared not expect anything, so he had to make eight obeisances to Wen Yanbo. Wen Yanbo lost Ji Li's pride as an elder. The idiom "Eight Worship Friends" came into being.

Later, people used the word "eight friends" to express the courtesy of two disciples who have been friends for generations when they met each other's elders. In the old days, they were also called sworn brothers with different surnames.

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Pinyin: bā bà izh and jiā o

Explanation: Eight Worship: it originally refers to the etiquette of ancient family friends' children to see their elders; Cross: friendship. Old friends became brothers.

from: Song Shaobowen's Record after Hearing: The saying goes: "Your father is a guest, and I only worship eight times. I have no choice but to worship it. "

Wen Yanbo said, "Your father is my friend, so please make eight obeisances to me." Because of his low seniority, Ji Li dared not expect anything, so he had to make eight obeisances to Wen Yanbo.

Example: Today, in front of the Sage Furnace, we became friends of eight worshippers, sharing the blessings and riding horses together. ◎ Qing Lvyuan Li's

Chapter 2 of Qi Lu Deng Grammar: partial formality; Make an attribute; Be sworn as brothers and sisters.