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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「波羅塞戲」, with details below.

Here, we present the idiom 「波羅塞戲」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

That is backgammon. An ancient game played between two people, similar to chess.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bō luó sāi xì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bo1 lo4 sak1 hei3

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.