Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「寶山空回」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「寶山空回」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
He walked into a mountain filled with treasures, but came out empty-handed. It is a metaphor that according to the conditions, one should have a rich harvest, but in fact one gets nothing (mostly referring to the pursuit of knowledge).
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bǎo shān kōng huí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bou2 saan1 hung1 wui4
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.
