The original source of "childhood plums and bamboo horses" comes from the poem "Changgan Xing" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty: "The man came riding a bamboo horse and went around the bed to make green plums. Living together in Changgan, the two young people had no doubts."
< p>It means: You come here on a bamboo horse, and we go around the well railing together and throw green plums to each other for fun. We live together in Changganli, and there has been no suspicion between the two of us since childhood.Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a five-character poem "Changgan Xing", which describes a woman who longed for her husband and was willing to travel hundreds of miles from her residence in Changqian (now outside Zhonghuamen, Nanjing). Went to Changfengsha to welcome her husband.
The beginning of the poem recalls their intimate play together since childhood: "The man came riding a bamboo horse, went around the bed to make green plums, and lived together for a long time. The two children had no doubts." Later, "childhood plums and bamboo horses" and " "Childhood" to show that innocent and pure feelings are long-lasting and profound.
You can also use "childhood sweetheart, childhood sweetheart" together, the meaning remains the same. Later generations refer to the men and women who have been with them since childhood as childhood sweethearts, especially those who fall in love or get married when they grow up. As for same-sex friends who grew up together, they are called "general acquaintances".
Extended information:
Childhood sweethearts, pinyin qīng méi zhú mǎ, is a Chinese idiom, opposite to "a friend of the same angle", and the explanation is to describe the childhood sweethearts between boys and girls.
Detailed explanation:
(1) Qingmei: green plum; bamboo horse: children use bamboo poles as horses to ride. Describe the appearance of children playing innocently and innocently.
(2) Refers to young men and women who have played closely since childhood and grew up with them.
Example: Chapter 9 of the first volume of Wei Wei's "The East": "How many unforgettable memories his childhood sweethearts left in his heart!"
Synonyms of childhood sweethearts ：
Intimate and seamless
Intimate and seamless is an idiom, pronounced qīn mì wú jiàn, which means a close relationship without any barriers. The description is very intimate, without any barriers.
From: Feng Deying's "Spring Flowers": "It seems that there have been no disputes or unpleasantness between them in the past, and they have always been close."
Example: We build relationships in adversity. a close friendship.
Antonyms:
1. We have never known each other
We have never known each other for a long time. It means that we have never known each other, and it also means that we have never known each other.
From the third chapter of the second book of "The Romance of the West Chamber" by Wang Shifu of the Yuan Dynasty: He said at the beginning: "We are really strangers in our lives, and it comes unexpectedly. No wonder I am offended."
Example: He and I were strangers, but he helped me selflessly.
2. Respect and distance
Respect and distance is an idiom, pronounced as jìng ér yuǎn zhī, which expresses respect but has concerns and does not want to approach.
From: "The Analects of Confucius·Yong Ye" by Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period: The meaning of serving the people is to respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance.
Meaning: Confucius said: Concentrate on (promote) the morality that people should follow, respect ghosts and gods but stay away from them.
Example: Everyone keeps away from aggressive and aggressive people.