Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「鈿合金釵」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「鈿合金釵」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
The jewel box and the gold hairpin are said to be the tokens of love between Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yang Guifei. Generally refers to a token of love between lovers.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diàn hé jīn chāi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tin4 hap6 gam1 chaai1
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
