Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「梁孟相敬」, detailed below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「梁孟相敬」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
It originally referred to the mutual love and respect between Liang Hong and his wife Meng Guang during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later it generally refers to respect between husband and wife.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
liáng mèng xiàng jìng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
leung4 maang6 seung2 ging3
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
