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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「割據一方」, explained here.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「割據一方」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Seize a region by force and oppose the central government. Also written as “each dominates one side”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gē jù yī fāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

got3 geui3 yat1 fong1

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.