We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「足繭手胝」, with its usage explained below.
Learn about the idiom 「足繭手胝」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Refers to calluses on hands and feet due to hard work.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zú jiǎn shǒu zhī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
juk1 gaan2 sau2 ji1
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.
