Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「斧鉞之誅」. Check below for details.
This feature highlights the idiom 「斧鉞之誅」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Yue: an ancient weapon, like a big axe; zhu: to kill, to put to death. The punishment for killing someone with an axe or hatchet. Generally refers to the death penalty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fǔ yuè zhī zhū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu2 yut6 ji1 jyu1
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.
