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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「詩酒朋儕」. Meaning and usage are below.

Today’s idiom is 「詩酒朋儕」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Peers: people of the same generation and kind. Friends who write poetry and drink wine. Same as “poetry friends and drinking buddies”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shī jiǔ péng chái

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

si1 jau2 pang4 chaai4

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.