Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「三街六巷」, explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「三街六巷」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Generally refers to the streets and alleys.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān jiē liù xiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 gaai1 luk6 hong6/hong2
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.

