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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「表裏相濟」 below.

The idiom 「表裏相濟」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Biaoli: refers to inside and outside; Ji: to help. The original meaning is to protect each other inside and outside. Later, it generally refers to mutual assistance between insiders and outsiders.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

biǎo lǐ xiàng jì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

biu2 leui5 seung2 jai3

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.