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Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「心瞻魏闕」 today for free with this guide.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「心瞻魏闕」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

It means that the people’s hearts are with the court and they care about state affairs. Same as “My heart is in the Wei Palace”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xīn zhān wèi què

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sam1 jim1 ngai6 kyut3

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.