Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「晚食當肉」.
The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「晚食當肉」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.
Eat it when you are hungry, it tastes just like meat. Later it generally refers to being not keen on fame and fortune.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wǎn shí dāng ròu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maan5 sik6 dong3/dong1 yuk6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
