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Learn about the idiom 「席薪枕塊」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
In the old days, people in mourning used firewood and straw as mats and lumps of earth as pillows to show their sorrow and pain.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xí xīn zhěn kuài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jik6 san1 jam2 faai3
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
