4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 266

Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「屯街塞巷」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.

Here, we present the idiom 「屯街塞巷」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Describes a crowded place.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tún jiē sāi xiàng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tyun4 gaai1 sak1 hong6/hong2

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