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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「長談闊論」.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「長談闊論」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

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The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhǎng tán kuò lùn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cheung4 taam4 fut3 leun6

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.