Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「博文約禮」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「博文約禮」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Bo: gold, broad; Yue: constraint. Seek knowledge widely and observe etiquette and laws.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bó wén yuē lǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bok3 man4 yeuk3 lai5
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
