Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「妻兒老少」.
The idiom 「妻兒老少」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Refers to the entire family including father, mother, wife, and children. Same as “wife, children and the elderly.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qī ér lǎo shǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chai1 yi4 lou5 siu2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
