Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「劍態簫心」 for your learning.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「劍態簫心」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
A metaphor for having both sentiment and courage (often used in old novels to describe talented people who are both literary and martial). Same as “Sword Qi and Flute Heart”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiàn tài xiāo xīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gim3 taai3 siu1 sam1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
