Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「讓棗推梨」, explained here.
Today, we explore the idiom 「讓棗推梨」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
The story of children pushing and accepting food. A metaphor for brotherly love.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
ràng zǎo tuī lí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yeung6 jou2 teui1 lei2
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