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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「楚越之急」.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「楚越之急」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

It is generally used to refer to the situation where the country is facing foreign invasion and the country is in crisis.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chǔ yuè zhī jí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cho2 yut6 ji1 gap1

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.