We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「吹角連營」, with its explanation below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「吹角連營」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Horn: A musical instrument played in the ancient army. It means that the entire military camp was sounding the sound of attack horns.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chuī jiǎo lián yíng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheui1 gok3 lin4 ying4
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