Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「金馬玉堂」. Learn its usage below.
Introducing the idiom 「金馬玉堂」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
Jinma: The Jinma Gate in the Han Dynasty was where scholars waited for orders; Yutang: Yutang Hall was where scholars held meetings. It used to refer to the Hanlin Academy or Hanlin Bachelors.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīn mǎ yù táng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gam1 ma5 yuk6 tong4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
