Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「騷人墨客」, detailed below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「騷人墨客」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Saoren: Qu Yuan wrote “Li Sao”, so Qu Yuan or the author of “Chu Ci” is called Saoren. Mo Ke: a man of letters. Refers to elegant literati such as poets and writers.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sāo rén mò kè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
shou1/sou1 yan4 mak2 haak3
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
