friends that have seen poverty together; a friend in (/from)early days when one is poor ❍ ～不可忘。(《南史·刘俊传》) ❶The friends one makes in poverty should not be forgotten. ❷Let not the rich man forget the friendships of his days of poverty.
贫贱之交pin jian zhi jiao
friends in days of poverty
贫贱之交pín jiàn zhī jiāo
指贫穷微贱时结交的朋友。a friend in earlier days when one was poor, friends that have seen poverty together, the friendship of one’s days of poverty