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This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「士死知己」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Scholar: A person with talent and knowledge. In order to repay his confidant, he was willing to sacrifice his life. It can also be written as “A gentleman will die for his friend.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shì sǐ zhī jǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
si6/si2 sei2 ji1 gei2
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
