We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「北鄙之聲」, explained below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「北鄙之聲」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Refers to the music during the reign of King Zhou of Shang. Later generations regarded it as the voice of a nation’s demise.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
běi bǐ zhī shēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bak1 pei2 ji1 seng1
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.
