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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「蜂屯蟻附」, with more below.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「蜂屯蟻附」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

Describes a crowd of people gathered together in a messy manner like ants. Same as “bees swarm like ants”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fēng tún yǐ fù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fung1 tyun4 ngai5 fu6

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.