We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「披沙剖璞」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「披沙剖璞」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Pi: separate. Dissect: cut open. Pu: A stone containing jade. Separate gold from the sand and carve out jade from the stone. A metaphor for identifying and selecting talented people from among a large number of people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pī shā pōu pú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pei1 sa1 fau2 pok3
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
