We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「龍禦上賓」, with its usage explained below.
The idiom 「龍禦上賓」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
This is a euphemism for the emperor’s death. It means riding a dragon to heaven and becoming a guest of the Emperor of Heaven. Same as “Dragon Riding the Distinguished Guest”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lóng yù shàng bīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lung4 yu6 seung5/seung6 ban1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
