Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「登堂入室」, explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「登堂入室」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Hall and room: In ancient palaces, the hall was in the front and the room was in the back. Go up to the hall and enter the inner room. It is a metaphor for knowledge or skills to progress from shallow to deep and reach a very high level.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dēng táng rù shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dang1 tong4 yap6 sat1
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
