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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「金城千里」 here, with meaning and examples.

We’re presenting the idiom 「金城千里」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

It refers to a vast country surrounded by strong cities, which is dangerous, solid and reliable.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jīn chéng qiān lǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gam1 sing4 chin1 lei5

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.