Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「叩閽無路」, as shown below.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「叩閽無路」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Knock: knock. Gatekeeper: palace gate. Unable to knock on the palace door. Describes the situation where the people have no place to seek justice. Also written as “There is no way to knock on the door” and “There is no way to knock on the sky”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kòu hūn wú lù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kau3 fan1 mou4 lou6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
