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Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「釆鳳隨鴉」, as shown below.

Learn about the idiom 「釆鳳隨鴉」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

It is a metaphor for a woman of outstanding talent and beauty marrying a man who is far inferior to herself.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cǎi fèng suí yā

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bin6 fung6 cheui4 a1

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.