Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「補闕拾遺」. Explanation below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「補闕拾遺」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Que: same as “缺”, meaning lacking. Shiyi: Supplement the missing parts. Supplement the missing content.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bǔ què shí yí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bou2 kyut3 sap6 wai4
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
