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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「桃李門牆」.

Here, we present the idiom 「桃李門牆」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Refers to a school with many students.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

táo lǐ mén qiáng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tou2 lei5 mun4 cheung4

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.