After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「世掌絲綸」. Meaning and usage are below.
Learn about the idiom 「世掌絲綸」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Later, the Secretariat drafted imperial edicts on behalf of the emperor and was called “Zhangsilu”. It refers to father and son or grandfather and grandson serving successively in the Secretariat.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shì zhǎng sī lún
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sai3 jeung2 si1 leun4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
