We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「食宿相兼」, with its usage explained below.
Here, we present the idiom 「食宿相兼」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
A metaphor for the fantasy of achieving two contradictory goals at the same time.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shí xiǔ xiàng jiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sik6 suk1 seung2 gim1
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
