We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「北鄙之音」, with its usage explained below.
Here, we present the idiom 「北鄙之音」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Refers to the music during the reign of King Zhou of Shang. Later generations regarded it as the voice of a nation’s demise. Also known as “the voice of the northern border”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
běi bǐ zhī yīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bak1 pei2 ji1 yam1
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.
