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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「一時伯仲」, with details below.

Here’s the idiom 「一時伯仲」, with its definition and practical application described below.

It means that it is difficult to tell who is more talented between the two people. Bo Zhong refers to brothers.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī shí bó zhòng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 si4 baak3 jung6

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.