Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「心長發短」 here, with meaning and examples.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「心長發短」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
A long heart means deep wisdom; short hair means old age. Thin hair means a lot of scheming. Describes a person who is old but wise.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn zhǎng fā duǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 cheung4/jeung2 faat3 dyun2
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
