4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 308

Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「引物連類」 below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「引物連類」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

It refers to or alludes to a certain thing, and also involves other things of the same kind.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǐn wù lián lèi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yan5 mat6 lin4 leui6

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.