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Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「敲金戛玉」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Refers to playing musical instruments such as bells and chimes. It also describes a sonorous sound. Same as “knocking gold and hitting stone”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiāo jīn jiá yù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
haau1 gam1 gaat3 yuk6
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.
