Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「手足胼胝」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「手足胼胝」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Calluses: calluses on the palms and soles of the feet. The palms and soles of feet are covered with calluses. Describes hard work on a regular basis.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǒu zú pián zhī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sau2 juk1 pin4 ji1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
