Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「材輕德薄」 today for free with this guide.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「材輕德薄」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Refers to shallow talent and virtue. Sometimes used as a humble word.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cái qīng dé báo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
choi4 heng1 dak1 bok6
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
