After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「屨賤踴貴」. Meaning and usage are below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「屨賤踴貴」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Originally it meant that there were many people whose bones were chopped, which caused the price of shoes to become cheap and the price to become expensive. Later it is used to describe punishments that are both severe and excessive. It also refers to the fact that there are many people committing crimes.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jù jiàn yǒng guì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
geui3 jin6 yung2 gwai3
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.
