Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「丟三拉四」. Explanation below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「丟三拉四」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Describes doing things carelessly, either losing this or forgetting that. Same as “lose things”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diū sān lā sì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
diu6 saam1 laai1 sei3
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
