Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「挹彼注此」, with more below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「挹彼注此」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
It means pouring the liquid from one container into this container. It also means taking one side to supplement the other. Same as “pour from that and pour into this”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yì bǐ zhù cǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yap1 bei2 jyu3 chi2
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
