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Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「比肩隨踵」, explained here.

Learn about the idiom 「比肩隨踵」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Still shoulder to shoulder. Describes something that happens continuously.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bǐ jiān suí zhǒng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bei2 gin1 cheui4 jung2

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.