Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「仰事俯育」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「仰事俯育」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
You have to serve your parents and support your wife and children. Generally refers to supporting a family. Same as “serve those above and raise animals below”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǎng shì fǔ yù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yeung5 si6 fu2 yuk6
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
