4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 142

We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「玉友金昆」, with its explanation below.

Here’s the idiom 「玉友金昆」, with its definition and practical application described below.

You and Kun refer to brothers. A compliment to someone’s brother.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yù yǒu jīn kūn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yuk6 yau2 gam1 kwan1

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