4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 903

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「比屋而封」 and its explanation.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「比屋而封」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

It refers to the ancient times when education spread throughout the world and every family had virtues and was worthy of praise. Later it was used to refer to pure and beautiful customs.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bǐ wū ér fēng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bei2 uk1 yi4 fung1

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.