We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「龍首豕足」, explained below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「龍首豕足」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It’s like saying something completely irrelevant. It means that the interpretation of the meaning of a book is far from the original intention and is completely unrelated.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lóng shǒu shǐ zú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lung4 sau2 chi2 juk1
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.
