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Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「金相玉映」. Explanation below.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「金相玉映」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

The metaphor article is perfect in both form and content. It also describes a person’s beautiful appearance. Same as “golden appearance and jade quality”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jīn xiàng yù yìng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gam1 seung2 yuk6 ying2

The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.