Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「懲羹吹齏」, explained here.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「懲羹吹齏」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Soup: a soup made with meat, vegetables, etc.; 齏: finely chopped cold meat and vegetables. If your mouth is scalded by hot soup or when eating cold food, you should blow on it. A metaphor for having learned a lesson and being overly cautious in dealing with things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chéng gēng chuī jī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching4 gang1 cheui1 jai1
With an extensive collection of idioms, Chinese offers a wealth of expressions to explore. These learning resources aim to make your journey smoother and more rewarding.
