Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「心長綆短」, explained below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「心長綆短」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
A metaphor for being unable to do something.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn zhǎng bǐng duǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 cheung4/jeung2 gang2 dyun2
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
