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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「鴛儔鳳侶」 and how it’s used.

The idiom being introduced now is 「鴛儔鳳侶」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

It describes the love between men and women like mandarin ducks and phoenixes, accompanying each other as one.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yuān chóu fèng lǚ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yin1 chau4 fung6 leui5

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.