Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「捉襟見肘」 below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「捉襟見肘」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Pull the collar and your elbows will be exposed. Describes clothes that are tattered. A metaphor for being unable to cope with the situation while neglecting one thing while focusing on another.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
juk1 kam1 gin3 jaau2/jau2
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
