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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 「殘杯冷炙」. Meaning and usage are below.

Here’s the idiom 「殘杯冷炙」, with its definition and practical application described below.

殘: remaining; 杯: refers to wine; 致: grilled meat. Refers to leftover food. It also refers to things given by others.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cán bēi lěng zhì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chaan4 bui1 laang5 jek3

With an extensive collection of idioms, Chinese offers a wealth of expressions to explore. These learning resources aim to make your journey smoother and more rewarding.