Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「裙布荊釵」 here, with meaning and examples.
We’re presenting the idiom 「裙布荊釵」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Use cloth to make skirts and use thorns instead of hairpins. A metaphor for poverty. Same as “hairpin, thorny skirt and cloth”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qún bù jīng chāi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kwan4 bou3 ging1 chaai1
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.
