We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「金戈鐵騎」, explained below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「金戈鐵騎」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
A metaphor for war. It also describes the heroic posture of a soldier riding a horse with a gun in hand. Same as “Golden Swords and Iron Horses”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīn gē tiě qí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gam1 gwo1 tit3 ke4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
