Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「書通二酉」.
Learn about the idiom 「書通二酉」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
It is a metaphor for reading a lot and having rich and profound knowledge. Eryou: refers to Dayou Mountain and Xiaoyou Mountain.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shū tōng èr yǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syu1 tung1 yi6 yau5
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
