Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「進旅退旅」 and how it’s used.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「進旅退旅」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Travel: together, together. Advance and retreat with everyone. Describes following the crowd without having any opinions of one’s own.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jìn lǚ tuì lǚ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeun3 leui5 teui3 leui5
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.

