We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「詩以言志」, with its usage explained below.
Discover the idiom 「詩以言志」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Use poetry to express your thoughts and interests. Also written as “Poetry expresses one’s aspirations” and “Poetry expresses one’s aspirations.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shī yǐ yán zhì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
si1 yi5 yin4 ji3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
