Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「山珍海錯」, detailed below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「山珍海錯」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Haicuo: refers to various seafood. All kinds of precious foods produced from the mountains and seas. Generally refers to rich dishes.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saan1 jan1 hoi2 cho3
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
