Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「相沿成習」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「相沿成習」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
The set of rules passed down from generation to generation gradually became a habit.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiàng yán chéng xí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seung2 yun4 sing4 jaap6
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
