Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「眾毛攢裘」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
Learn about the idiom 「眾毛攢裘」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Cuan: to gather; Qiu: leather clothing. Many small pieces of fur can be gathered together to sew into a leather jacket. A metaphor for small amounts accumulating to amount to a lot.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhòng máo cuán qiú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jung3 mou1/mou4 chyun4 kau4
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.
