We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「像形奪名」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「像形奪名」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
By comparing its shape, the original name was erroneously changed.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiàng xíng duó míng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeung6 ying4 dyut6 ming4/meng2
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.
