Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「敗鼓之皮」, detailed below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「敗鼓之皮」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Defeated: dilapidated. Broken drum skins can be used as medicine. A metaphor for something that is humble but useful.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bài gǔ zhī pí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baai6 gu2 ji1 pei4
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
