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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「著書立說」 here, with meaning and examples.

We’re presenting the idiom 「著書立說」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Li: to create, to propose; Shuo: to advocate, theory. Engage in writing and put forward your own ideas and theories.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhe shū lì shuō

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeuk3/jeuk6 syu1 laap6 syut3

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.