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Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「研桑心計」. Explanation below.

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「研桑心計」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Yan: Ji Yan, also known as Ji Ran, was the teacher of Fan Li of the Yue State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and was good at business; Sang: Sang Hongyang, was the Grand Censor during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, and was good at financial management. Describes being good at doing business and getting rich.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yán sāng xīn jì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yin4 song1 sam1 gai3/gai2

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.