Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「殘章斷簡」 for better learning.
We’re presenting the idiom 「殘章斷簡」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Refers to incomplete books or scattered poems, calligraphy or paintings. Braid, the leather strips or ropes used to string bamboo slips together. Jian, bamboo slips, are bamboo slips used for writing in ancient times. Same as “broken fragments”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cán zhāng duàn jiǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chaan4 jeung1 tyun5 gaan2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
