We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「青州從事」, explained below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「青州從事」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Qingzhou: the name of an ancient prefecture, located in the eastern part of present-day Shandong; Congshi: the name of an ancient official. A synonym for good wine.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qīng zhōu cóng shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching1/cheng1 jau1 chung4 si6
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