Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「破甑不顧」. Explanation below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「破甑不顧」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Zeng: an ancient clay cooking utensil; Gu: look back. The steamer fell to the ground and broke, so I didn’t look at it anymore. A metaphor for a fait accompli, no longer regrettable.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pò zèng bù gù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
po3 jang6 bat1 gu3
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
