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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「拜倒轅門」, with details below.

Today’s idiom is 「拜倒轅門」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Yuanmen: the main gate of a general’s headquarters or military camp. Describes one’s admiration for someone so much that one is willing to admit defeat.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bài dǎo yuán mén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baai3 dou2 yun4 mun4

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