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Introducing the Chinese idiom 「桑中之喜」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Refers to the union of a man and a woman not in accordance with the rules of etiquette.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

sāng zhōng zhī xǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

song1 jung3/jung1 ji1 hei2

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.