Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「可操左券」.
Learn about the idiom 「可操左券」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Cao: to grasp; Zuoquan: in ancient times, the contract was divided into two parts, left and right, with each party holding one. Zuoquan is the left part, which is often used as a voucher for claiming compensation. A metaphor for confident success.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kě cāo zuǒ quàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ho2 chou1 jo2 gyun3/hyun3
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
