We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「大事鋪張」, with its usage explained below.
Discover the idiom 「大事鋪張」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
It refers to making special and overly elaborate arrangements for a scene in order to show off one’s wealth. It is mostly used in weddings and funerals.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dà shì pū zhāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daai6 si6 pou1/pou3 jeung1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
