Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「破觚斫雕」, with its explanation below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「破觚斫雕」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
斫, a large hoe; extended to mean chopping with a knife, axe, etc. It is a metaphor for eliminating the complex and keeping it simple, getting rid of the ostentatious and valuing simplicity.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pò gū zhuó diāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
po3 gu1 jeuk3 diu1
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.
