Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「桑弧蒿矢」, as shown below.
Learn about the idiom 「桑弧蒿矢」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
It refers to the ritual of using mulberry bow and straw arrows to encourage one’s morale. Artemisia, basil.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sāng hú hāo shǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
song1 wu4 hou1 chi2
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.
