Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「方領圓冠」, with details below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「方領圓冠」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
The square collar and round hat were the attire of ancient Confucian scholars. It also refers to Confucian scholars.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fāng lǐng yuán guàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fong1 leng5 yun4 gun3
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
