4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 478

After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「心馳魏闕」. Meaning and usage are below.

Learn about the idiom 「心馳魏闕」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

It means that the people’s hearts are with the court and they care about state affairs. Same as “My heart is in the Wei Palace”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xīn chí wèi què

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sam1 chi4 ngai6 kyut3

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.