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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「戛玉鳴金」 here, with meaning and examples.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「戛玉鳴金」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Jia: to knock. Hammering jade and gold objects. Describes a tone that is rhythmic, loud and pleasant. It also describes a person’s awe-inspiring character.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiá yù míng jīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gaat3 yuk6 ming4 gam1

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.