We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「出將入相」.
The idiom 「出將入相」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
When going to the battlefield, he can be a general; when attending the court, he can be a prime minister. It refers to a person who has both civil and military talents, and also refers to a person who holds both civil and military positions at a high level.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chū jiāng rù xiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheut1 jeung1 yap6 seung2
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