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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 「油壁香車」, explained below.

Discover the idiom 「油壁香車」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Refers to the oil-walled carriage that women ride in.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yóu bì xiāng chē

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yau2/yau4 bik1 heung1 che1

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.