Like glue and lacquer, a Chinese idiom whose pinyin is rú jiāo sì qī, which means that they stick together like glue and lacquer. Describes strong feelings and inseparability. It mostly refers to the love between husband and wife. From "Historical Records·Biography of Lu Zhonglian and Zou Yang" and "Nineteen Ancient Poems·Guests Come from Afar".

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During the Western Han Dynasty, Zou Yang and Mei Cheng took refuge with Liu Wu, King Xiao of Liang, because King Wu Liu Bi did not listen to their dissuasion. Liu Wu's minister Gongsun Gui was jealous of their talents, so he framed Zou Yang and forced Liu Wu to arrest Zou Yang. Zou Yang wrote a letter to Liu Wu in prison, which said, "I feel it in my heart, I agree with my actions, and I am as close as glue." Liu Wu was deeply moved and released him.

Volume 1 of Feng Menglong's "Yu Shi Ming Yan" of the Ming Dynasty: "When the night comes and the light goes, two maids greet and send them off when they come in and out, without any barriers. It's really you who are greedy for my love, like glue and paint. , better than a couple."

Ming Dynasty Ling Shuchu's "The Surprise at the First Carving" Volume 16: Treat each other like fish in water, like glue like paint.

Chapter 69 of "Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty: They are really a pair of firewood, like glue and paint. They are newly married, and they can be separated in a few days.