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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「五親六眷」, with its usage explained below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「五親六眷」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Refers to relatives of various relationships.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wǔ qīn liù juàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ng5 chan1 luk6 gyun3

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.