Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「八府巡按」 here, with meaning and examples.
We’re presenting the idiom 「八府巡按」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
The name of Xunan originated in the Ming Dynasty. It was not a fixed official position, but a temporary censor appointed by the imperial court to inspect various provinces and assess the administration of officials. The “Eight-Prefecture Inspector” is often seen in operas and novels, and is generally regarded by the people as an honest and powerful official.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bā fǔ xún àn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baat3 fu2 cheun4 on3
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