Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「靡衣媮食」, explained here.
Here’s the idiom 「靡衣媮食」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Mi: gorgeous; Niu: shameless. Wearing fine clothes and eating shabby food. Describes rich people who live a miserable life.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mí yī yú shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mei5 yi1 yu4 sik6
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
