We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「幺弦孤韻」, with its explanation below.
Today’s idiom is 「幺弦孤韻」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
It refers to the melody of a short tune, as opposed to large-scale music that has various musical instruments.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yāo xián gū yùn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yiu1 yin4 gu1 wan5
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