Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「金盡裘弊」—details below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「金盡裘弊」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
The fur coat was torn and the money was gone. A metaphor for a difficult situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīn jìn qiú bì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gam1 jeun6 kau4 bai6
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.
