Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「書缺有間」, with details below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「書缺有間」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Generally refers to ancient books that have been incomplete for many years.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shū quē yǒu jiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syu1 kyut3 yau5 gaan1
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
