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Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「頭痛額熱」. Explanation below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「頭痛額熱」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Generally refers to minor illnesses or minor disasters. Same as “headache and fever”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tóu tòng é rè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tau4 tung3 ngaak2 yit6

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.