We’ll explain 「更進一竿」 clearly, including its application and pinyin in both Mandarin and Cantonese.

Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「更進一竿」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.

Here’s the idiom 「更進一竿」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Geng: again, again; pole: bamboo pole. Another step forward.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gèng jìn yī gān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gang3/gaang1 jeun3 yat1 gon1

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