Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「亞肩疊背」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「亞肩疊背」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
The people in front and behind are standing shoulder to shoulder. Describes a crowded place.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yà jiān dié bèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
a3 gin1 dip6 bui3
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.
