Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「怡堂燕雀」, explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「怡堂燕雀」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Yi: comfortable. The little bird lives in the comfortable main room. A metaphor for someone who is unaware that he is in dangerous situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yí táng yàn què
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi4 tong4 yin3 jeuk2
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.
