Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「朱干玉戚」 below.
Discover the idiom 「朱干玉戚」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Gan: shield; Qi: axe. A vermilion shield and a jade-decorated axe. It was originally a ritual vessel in ancient times. Later it was also used as a ceremonial weapon.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhū gàn yù qī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jyu1 gon3 yuk6 chik1
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