4 characters Idiom and proverb 24 618

The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「褚小懷大」, detailing its meaning and use.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「褚小懷大」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Chu: pocket. Use small pockets to hold big things. The ability to use metaphors is not up to the task.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chǔ xiǎo huái dà

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chyu5 siu2 waai4 daai6

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