Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「珍禽異獸」, with details below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「珍禽異獸」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Zhen: precious; Qi: special. Rare birds and rare animals.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhēn qín yì shòu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jan1 kam4 yi6 sau3
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
