Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「獨坐愁城」. Explanation below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「獨坐愁城」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Sadness: worry. Sitting alone in the city of sorrow. A metaphor for being alone and surrounded by sorrow.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dú zuò chóu chéng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
duk6 cho5 sau4 sing4
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
