Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「披發左衽」, as shown below.
The idiom 「披發左衽」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Left lapel: the lapel opens to the left. With disheveled hair and clothes open on the left, it mainly refers to the invasion of foreign races.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pī fā zuǒ rèn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pei1 faat3 jo2 yam6
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