Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「視如草芥」.
The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「視如草芥」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.
Mustard: small grass. It is regarded as insignificant as dirt and grass. A metaphor for extreme contempt.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shì rú cǎo jiè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
si6 yu4 chou2 gaai3
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
