Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「駟馬不追」, with details below.
Here’s the idiom 「駟馬不追」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Once you say something, you can’t take it back, and it must be counted. Same as “It’s hard to catch up with a horse that has only four horses”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sì mǎ bù zhuī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
si3 ma5 bat1 jeui1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
