Chinese idioms like 「數見不鮮」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
The idiom 「數見不鮮」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Several: many times; fresh: newly killed animals, extended to mean fresh. It originally meant that when entertaining frequent guests, one would not slaughter animals. The latter refers to a common phenomenon and is not new.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shù jiàn bù xiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sou2/sou3 gin3 bat1 sin1
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.
