Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「觸類而長」.
Here, we present the idiom 「觸類而長」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
It means that by mastering the knowledge or rules of one type of things, you can increase your knowledge of similar things based on it.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chù lèi ér zhǎng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
juk1 leui6 yi4 cheung4/jeung2
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
