人次 | rén cì | person-times / visits / classifier for number of people participating | |
互访 | hù fǎng | exchange visits | |
三顾茅庐 | sān gù máo lú | lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage / cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 / in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 / recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 / (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times | |
晨昏定省 | chén hūn dìng xǐng | morning and evening visits to parents / cf 昏定晨省[hun1 ding4 chen2 xing3] | |
刘姥姥进大观园 | Liú lǎo lao jìn Dà guān yuán | Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens / (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings | |
聘问 | pìn wèn | international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture) | |
赤口日 | chì kǒu rì | third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day) | |