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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「一決雌雄」, with its usage explained below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「一決雌雄」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Male and female: a metaphor for victory or defeat, superiority or inferiority. To decide the winner and see who is better.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī jué cí xióng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 kyut3 chi1 hung4

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.