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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「事火咒龍」 for your learning.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「事火咒龍」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

metaphor for something absurd. Serving fire refers to worshipping fire as a god; cursing dragons refers to cursing dragons to pray for rain.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shì huǒ zhòu lóng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

si6 fo2 jau3 lung4

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.