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Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「龍爭虎戰」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Describes a struggle or competition that is intense. Same as “Dragon and Tiger Fight”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lóng zhēng hǔ zhàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lung4 jaang1 fu2 jin3

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.