Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「倡而不和」, explained here.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「倡而不和」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Chang: same as “sing”. and: response. No one responded to the lead singing. Describes a cold and lonely situation where there is someone leading but no one responding.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chàng ér bù hé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheung1 yi4 bat1 wo4
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