Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「木雕泥塑」. Explanation below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「木雕泥塑」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
An idol carved from wood or molded from clay. Used to describe a person who is stiff and inflexible or has a dull expression.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mù diāo ní sù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
muk6 diu1 nai4 sou3/sok3
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.
