We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「之乎者也」.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「之乎者也」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
These four words are all empty words in classical Chinese, which are used to satirize people who like to be pedantic when speaking. It also describes unliterary words or articles.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhī hū zhě yě
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji1 fu4 je2 ya5
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
