We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「簫韶九成」, with its usage explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「簫韶九成」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Xiao Shao: a piece of music from the time of Yu Shun; Jiucheng: nine chapters. It refers to the nine chapters of Xiao Shao music.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xiāo sháo jiǔ chéng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
siu1 siu4 gau2 sing4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
