Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「銅城鐵壁」, explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「銅城鐵壁」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
The original metaphor means that the defense is very strong and indestructible. It also refers to unity. Same as “iron wall”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tóng chéng tiě bì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tung4 sing4 tit3 bik1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
