The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「詢於芻蕘」, detailing its meaning and use.
Here’s the idiom 「詢於芻蕘」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Xun: to ask; Churao: a person who cuts grass and collects firewood, used as a metaphor to refer to people of low status. It refers to understanding the situation and soliciting opinions from ordinary people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xún yú zōu yáo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seun1 yu1 cho1 yiu4
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