In the Song Dynasty of China, there is a story in Shao Bo Wen's "Shao's Record of Words and Observations": Wen Yan Bo heard that Li Ji was very arrogant in his treatment of people, and was very unhappy in his heart, so he said to someone, "Li Ji's father was my disciple, and according to the seniority of the generation, he should be my junior, and he was so arrogant that I had to teach him a lesson." Once, Wen Yanbo was the guardian of Beijing, and when Li Ji heard about it, he came to his door to pay his respects.
Wen Yanbo deliberately asked Li Ji to sit and wait in the parlor, and only came out to receive him after a long time. After meeting Li Ji, Wen Yanbo said, "Your father is my friend, so you should pay eight obeisances to me." Because of his low seniority, Li Ji did not dare to make a fuss, so he had to pay eight obeisances to Wen Yanbo. Wen Yanbo, as a senior citizen, had to frustrate Li Ji's arrogance. This is where the idiom of "Eight Bows of Friendship" comes from.
Later, people used the phrase "eight-bay friendship" to express the etiquette of the disciples of two families that had been in friendship for generations when they visited each other's elders, and in the olden days, it was also referred to as "brothers of different surnames".
Extension information:
Pinyin: bā bài zhī jiāo
Interpretation: bā bài zhī jiāo
Interpretation: bā bài zhī jiāo
The eight worships: the original refers to ancient times when the sons and daughters of the world visit their elders as a form of etiquette; jiaoyu: friendship. In the olden days, friends became brothers.
From: Song Shao Bowen, "Hearing and Seeing": said: "Your father, my guest, only eight worship. Jiji had no choice but to worship only."
Translation: Wen Yanbo said, "Your father is my friend, so you will pay eight obeisances to me." Li Ji did not dare to make a fuss because of his low seniority, so he only paid eight obeisances to Wen Yanbo.
Example: Today, we have become eight-bowed friends in front of the sage's hearth, and we will enjoy the same blessings and ride the same horse. ◎ Qing - Li Luyuan "Manifold Lights" 20th time
Syntax: partial formal; as a determiner; refers to the bonding as siblings.