Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「桂馥蘭香」, with more below.
Discover the idiom 「桂馥蘭香」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Osmanthus and orchid: two kinds of flowers that emit fragrance; Fu: fragrant. Describes a fragrant smell.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guì fù lán xiāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwai3 fuk1 laan4/laan1 heung1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

