Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「鶯期燕約」.
Discover the idiom 「鶯期燕約」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
A metaphor for a romantic date between a man and a woman.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yīng qī yàn yuē
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ang1 kei4 yin3 yeuk3
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.

