Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「釁起蕭牆」, with its explanation below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「釁起蕭牆」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Xiaoqiang: a small wall serving as a door inside an ancient palace. Refers to the disaster happening at home. A metaphor for internal turmoil.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xìn qǐ xiāo qiáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan6 hei2 siu1 cheung4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.

