4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 144

We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「鬥豔爭妍」, with its usage explained below.

The idiom 「鬥豔爭妍」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Compete to be more beautiful. Same as “compete for beauty”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dòu yàn zhēng yán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dau3 yim6 jaang1 yin4

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.