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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「二龍戲珠」 and how it’s used.

The Chinese idiom 「二龍戲珠」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Two dragons faced each other, playing with a precious pearl.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

èr lóng xì zhū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi6 lung4 hei3 jyu1

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.