Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「土雞瓦犬」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
The idiom 「土雞瓦犬」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
A chicken made of mud and a dog made of tiles. A metaphor for something that is only in name but not practical.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tǔ jī wǎ quǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tou2 gai1 nga5 hyun2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
