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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「屋下作屋」 and its explanation.

The Chinese idiom 「屋下作屋」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

A metaphor for overlapping organizational or article structures. Same as “building a house under a roof”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wū xià zuò wū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

uk1 ha6 jok3 uk1

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.