We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「戲蝶遊蜂」, with its usage explained below.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「戲蝶遊蜂」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Flying game of butterflies and bees. Later it was used to refer to dissolute young men.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xì dié yóu fēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hei3 dip6/dip2 yau4 fung1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.