Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「臧穀亡羊」. Explanation below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「臧穀亡羊」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
According to Zhuangzi’s Pianmu, Zang and Gu were herding sheep. Zang held a stick in his hand and read while Gu played with a bag and went out for a walk. Both of them lost their sheep. Later it was used as a metaphor to illustrate that things are different but actually the same.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zāng yù wáng yáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jong1 guk1 mong4 yeung4
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.
