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Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「鬥色爭妍」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.

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

Describes flowers in full bloom, competing with each other to show off their beauty.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dòu sè zhēng yán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dau3 sik1 jaang1 yin4

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.