一面之交

Chinese
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 's; him/her/it; this
 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
simp. and trad.
(一面之交)		 一 面 之 交

Pronunciation

Idiom

一面之交

  1. (literary) a casual relationship; acquaintance
    1. 這絕不是向一面之交的人們求援的時候，因為你還不知道自己是個什麼結果哩。 [MSC, trad.]
      这绝不是向一面之交的人们求援的时候，因为你还不知道自己是个什么结果哩。 [MSC, simp.]
      Zhè jué bù shì xiàng yīmiànzhījiāo de rénmen qiúyuán de shíhòu, yīnwèi nǐ hái bù zhīdào zìjǐ shì ge shénme jiéguǒ li. [Pinyin]
      It's never a good time to request a favor from people you only know casually, because you don't know what you're getting yourself into.
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