To master Chinese, begin with characters, move to words, and then idioms. Here’s the idiom 「寡人之疾」 explained, free of charge.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「寡人之疾」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
I: the self-proclaimed name of ancient monarchs; disease: illness, problem. A common problem among ancient kings – lust.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guǎ rén zhī jí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwa2 yan4 ji1 jat6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
