Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「南面稱孤」, explained below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「南面稱孤」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Nanmian: facing south; Gu: a humble term for emperors and princes. Sitting facing south, he calls himself a loner. It means to rule a region and become an emperor or king.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nán miàn chēng gū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
naam4 min6 ching1 gu1
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.
