Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「撚土焚香」, explained here.
Here, we present the idiom 「撚土焚香」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
As I did not have time to prepare incense, I did this to show my piety. Same as “twisting soil to make incense”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
niǎn tǔ fén xiāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
nin2 tou2 fan4 heung1
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.
