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This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「品而第之」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Pin: to evaluate and distinguish; Di: grade and level. Evaluate the quality and then determine his grade.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

pǐn ér dì zhī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ban2 yi4 dai6 ji1

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.