Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「用行舍藏」, with its explanation below.
The featured idiom 「用行舍藏」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
If you are appointed, come out and work; if you are not appointed, retire. This was the attitude of doctors in the early days.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yòng háng shě cáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yung6 haang4/hong4/hang4 se3 chong4
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
