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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「共挽鹿車」.

Today, we explore the idiom 「共挽鹿車」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Pull: to pull; deer cart: a kind of small cart in ancient times. In the old days, people praised couples for being of one mind and content with poverty.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gòng wǎn lù chē

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gung6 waan5 luk2 che1

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.