Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「桑樞甕牖」, with details below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「桑樞甕牖」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Pivot: the hinge on the door; window: a simple window. Using mulberry trees as door hinges and clay jars as windows is a metaphor for a poor home.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sāng shū wèng yǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
song1 syu1 ung3 yau5
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
