Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「掇拾章句」.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「掇拾章句」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Pick up: pick up. Quote sentences from other people’s articles. Refers to the act of piecing together an article by picking up pieces from here and there.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
duō shí zhāng jù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jyut3 sap6 jeung1 geui3
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
