We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「伯仲叔季」, explained below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「伯仲叔季」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
The order of brothers’ ranking is: Bo is the eldest, Zhong is the second, Shu is the third, and Ji is the youngest.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bó zhòng shū jì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak3 jung6 suk1 gwai3
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.
