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We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「論資排輩」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

We’re presenting the idiom 「論資排輩」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

On: according to; Zi: qualifications, qualification; Shi: size or order of sequence. The level and treatment are determined by the degree of seniority and seniority.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lùn zī pái bèi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

leun6 ji1 paai4 bui3

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.