Gwan-po-ji-gyo

管

대롱 관

鮑

절인어물 포

之

갈 지

交

사귈 교

Character by character

Meaning

The friendship of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya — friends who truly know each other.

Origin

From the Records of the Grand Historian: Bao Shuya recognised Guan Zhong’s talent and yielded his own position to him.

How it is used

Describes a long friendship that does not keep accounts.

Hanja管鮑之交

Simplified管鲍之交

Korean reading관포지교

Pinyinguǎn bào zhī jiāo

Frequently asked questions

Q. What does Gwan-po-ji-gyo mean?

管鮑之交 · The friendship of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya — friends who truly know each other.

Q. Where does Gwan-po-ji-gyo come from?

From the Records of the Grand Historian: Bao Shuya recognised Guan Zhong’s talent and yielded his own position to him.

Q. How is Gwan-po-ji-gyo used?

Describes a long friendship that does not keep accounts.

Idioms in the same group

竹馬故友 Juk-ma-go-uAn old friend from bamboo-horse days — someone you grew up with.百年偕老 Baeng-nyeon-hae-roGrowing old together for a hundred years.同苦同樂 Dong-go-dong-nakSharing the hardship and the joy alike.人之常情 In-ji-sang-jeongThe ordinary feeling any human being would have.類類相從 Yu-yu-sang-jongLike follows like — similar people gather together.結草報恩 Gyeol-cho-bo-eunTie the grass to repay a kindness — gratitude that outlasts death.

The idioms used in Korea mix phrases from the Chinese classics with ones coined in Korea. Where an expression is not used in China, the entry says so.