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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「一棲兩雄」. Meaning and usage are below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「一棲兩雄」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

It is a metaphor for two heroes confronting each other and unable to coexist.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī qī liǎng xióng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 chai1 leung5 hung4

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.