After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「列祖列宗」. Meaning and usage are below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「列祖列宗」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Refers to ancestors of all generations.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
liè zǔ liè zōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lit6 jou2 lit6 jung1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
