We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「夭桃穠李」, explained below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「夭桃穠李」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
A metaphor for youthful beauty. It is often used as a eulogy for people’s marriage. Same as “young peach and luxuriant plum”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yāo táo nóng lǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yiu1 tou2 nung4 lei5
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
