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Helping you learn Chinese for free is our aim. This idiom and proverb series offers phrases with great depth and versatility. Let’s look at 「一倡一和」 and how to use it.

The Chinese idiom 「一倡一和」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

① Refers to one person singing first and the other singing harmony, describing the emotional connection between two people. Later it is often used to describe two people cooperating with each other and echoing each other. Chang, also written as “chang”. ② Refers to the echoing sounds.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī chàng yī hé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 cheung1 yat1 wo4

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