4 characters Idiom and proverb 12 946

Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「前街後巷」, with more below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「前街後巷」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Refers to the streets and alleys everywhere.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qián jiē hòu xiàng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chin4 gaai1 hau6 hong2

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