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 「孤豚腐鼠」. Meaning and usage are below.
The idiom 「孤豚腐鼠」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
A metaphor for people or things that are insignificant and not worth mentioning. Same as “orphaned rotten rat”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gū tún fǔ shǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gu1 tyun4 fu6 syu2
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
