Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「炙雞漬酒」 and how it’s used.
The idiom 「炙雞漬酒」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
It refers to soaking cotton wool in wine, drying it, and then wrapping it with roast chicken, and carrying it to funerals. Later it was used as an example of never forgetting a favor.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhì jī zì jiǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jek3 gai1 jik1 jau2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
