Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「禪絮沾泥」, explained below.
Here, we present the idiom 「禪絮沾泥」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
It is a metaphor for the Zen mind being contaminated by worldly troubles.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chán xù zhān ní
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sim4 seui5 jim1 nai4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
