Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「烹龍庖鳳」. Learn its usage below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「烹龍庖鳳」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
A metaphor for cooking exotic dishes. It also describes dishes as luxurious and precious. Same as “cooking the dragon and roasting the phoenix”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pēng lóng páo fèng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
paang1 lung4 paau4 fung6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
