We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「瓶墜簪折」, explained below.
Introducing the idiom 「瓶墜簪折」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
A bottle that falls into the water is hard to find, and a broken hairpin is hard to repair. A metaphor for the separation of men and women.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
píng zhuì zān shé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ping4 jeui6 jaam1 jit3
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.
