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This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「比翼連枝」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Biyi: the name of a bird. Legend has it that this bird has one eye and one wing, and they fly in pairs. A metaphor for the closeness of a couple.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bǐ yì lián zhī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bei2 yik6 lin4 ji1

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.