Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「杯影蛇弓」. Explanation below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「杯影蛇弓」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
A metaphor for the fear caused by suspicion. Same as “seeing a snake in a cup of wine”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bēi yǐng shé gōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bui1 ying2 se4 gung1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
