4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 910

Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「櫛比鱗次」, explained here.

The idiom 「櫛比鱗次」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

Like the teeth of a comb and the scales of a fish, densely arranged. Also written as “蠉比麟差”. Also written as “蠉比比林珍”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhì bǐ lín cì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jit3 bei2 leun4 chi3

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