Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「一發千鈞」, as shown below.
Today’s idiom is 「一發千鈞」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Fa: hair; Jun: an ancient unit of weight, equal to thirty jin. It was as dangerous as if a huge weight was hanging on a hair. A metaphor for an extremely critical situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī fā qiān jūn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 faat3 chin1 gwan1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
