Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「桑樞甕牖」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「桑樞甕牖」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
The door hinges are made of mulberry wood and broken urns are used as windows. Describes a poor family.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sāng shū wèng yǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
song1 syu1 ung3 yau5
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
