Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「飯坑酒囊」, as shown below.
Here’s the idiom 「飯坑酒囊」, with its definition and practical application described below.
A metaphor for people who only know how to eat and drink but not how to do anything.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fàn kēng jiǔ náng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
faan6 haang1 jau2 nong4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
