Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「遺珥墮簪」, explained here.
The idiom being introduced now is 「遺珥墮簪」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Describes drinking happily without being bound by rules. Same as “the hairpin and earring are lost”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yí ěr duò zān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wai4 nei6 do6 jaam1
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.

