Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「南面百城」 here, with meaning and examples.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「南面百城」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
In the old days, it was a metaphor for being noble and wealthy. It also refers to having a large collection of books.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nán miàn bǎi chéng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
naam4 min6 baak3 sing4
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
