Chinese idioms like 「枉矢哨壺」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
The idiom 「枉矢哨壺」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Wang: curved; Shi: arrow; Shao: unstraight; Hu: an instrument used for archery entertainment in ancient times. A bent arrow, a crooked pot. It is a metaphor for a crude object and is a humble expression used by the host.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wǎng shǐ shào hú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wong2 chi2 saau3 wu2/wu4
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