Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「一獻三酬」, with details below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「一獻三酬」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Refers to a minister who is overly favored. Also known as “one offer, three sales”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī xiàn sān chóu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 hin3 saam1 chau4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
