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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「車笠之盟」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Li: a bamboo hat. A metaphor for not changing the friendship between people in poverty because of wealth and status.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chē lì zhī méng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

che1 lap1 ji1 mang4

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.