4 characters Idiom and proverb 23 137

Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「詩雲子曰」. Learn its usage below.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「詩雲子曰」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

What the Book of Songs says and what Confucius said. Both are creeds followed by Confucian scholars throughout the ages. Because it is used to refer to Confucian remarks or classic works in general.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shī yún zǐ yuē

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

si1 wan4 ji2 yeuk6

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