







偶烛施明 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes two things that complement each other perfectly, each enhancing the brilliance or effectiveness of the other, leading to a superior combined outcome; mutually beneficial and reinforcing”. Literally, “Paired candles emit light; two candles shine brightly”.

Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →偶烛施明 (ǒu zhú shī míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes two things that complement each other perfectly, each enhancing the brilliance or effectiveness of the other, leading to a superior combined outcome; mutually beneficial and reinforcing”.
偶烛施明 is pronounced ǒu zhú shī míng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 偶烛施明 means “Paired candles emit light; two candles shine brightly”. It is used to mean “describes two things that complement each other perfectly, each enhancing the brilliance or effectiveness of the other, leading to a superior combined outcome; mutually beneficial and reinforcing”.
偶:双;施:施行。两支蜡烛大放光明。比喻两种事物相得益彰