Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「心在魏闕」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「心在魏闕」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
It means that the people’s hearts are with the court and they care about state affairs. Wei Que was a tower outside the palace of the ancient emperor and princes, where decrees were hung, and hence it was used as a metaphor for the imperial court.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn zài wèi què
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 joi6 ngai6 kyut3
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.
