Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「百裏之才」. Learn its usage below.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「百裏之才」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Baili: an area of one hundred miles in radius. Refers to talents who can govern an area of 100 miles in radius. Later it refers to people with average talents.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bǎi lǐ zhī cái
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak3 leui5 ji1 choi4
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.
