Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「鶉居鷇食」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「鶉居鷇食」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
young bird waiting to be fed by its mother; it is not picky about its food. As homeless as a quail, and as hungry as a chick. It is a metaphor for living a simple life and not seeking enjoyment.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chún jū kòu shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheun1/seun4 geui1 kau3 sik6
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