Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「拽巷囉街」, explained below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「拽巷囉街」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
It means shouting loudly and alarming the neighbors.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhuài xiàng luō jiē
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yai6 hong6/hong2 lo1 gaai1
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.

