访亲问友 — Chinese idiom
访亲问友
fǎng qīn wèn yǒu
Traditional: 訪親問友
Meaning
- to visit friends and relations
Character by character
- 访fǎngto visit; to inquire, to ask
- 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 友yǒufriend, companion; fraternity
Idioms sharing a character
- 串亲访友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
- 明察暗访 míng chá àn fǎng
- 访贫问苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ
- 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
- 六亲不认 liù qīn bù rèn
- 六亲无靠 liù qīn wú kào
- 割股疗亲 gē gǔ liáo qīn
- 大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn
- 御驾亲征 yù jià qīn zhēng
- 攀亲道故 pān qīn dào gù
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