Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「截趾適屨」. Explanation below.
Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「截趾適屨」, with its explanation and usage provided below.
Cut off the toes to fit the shoe size. A metaphor for unreasonable concessions.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jié zhǐ shì jù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jit6 ji2 sik1 geui3
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
