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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「重巒疊巘」, with its explanation below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「重巒疊巘」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Describes the mountains that are stacked one upon another and stretch endlessly. Same as “mountains upon mountains”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhòng luán dié yǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jung6 lyun4 dip6 yin2

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.