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Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「如膠似漆」 for better learning.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「如膠似漆」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Bonds like glue and paint. Describes a passionate and inseparable relationship. It usually refers to the love between husband and wife.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

rú jiāo sì qī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu4 gaau1 chi5 chat1

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