bài
zi

common
idiom

Meaning of 拜把子

拜把子 means to become sworn brothers or sisters; to pledge friendship as siblings. Pronounced bài bǎ zi.

  • to become sworn brothers or sisters; to pledge friendship as siblings

Definitions & Examples

men
liǎ
xiāng
tóu
 
jiù
bài
le
zi
 

They hit it off so well that they became sworn brothers.

 
Sān
Guó
Yǎn
 
 
Liú
Bèi
 
Guān
 
Zhāng
Fēi
zài
táo
yuán
bài
zi
 

In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei became sworn brothers in the Peach Garden.

Xiàn
zài
nián
qīng
rén
hěn
shǎo
bài
zi
le
 

Young people nowadays rarely become sworn siblings.