4 characters Idiom and proverb 2 881

Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「小異大同」. Explanation below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「小異大同」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

A little different, mostly the same.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiǎo yì dà tóng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

siu2 yi6 daai6 tung4

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.