Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「齊東野語」, as shown below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「齊東野語」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Qidong: the eastern part of Qi State; wild language: the language of the country people. Mencius despised peasants, believing that what they said was without basis and should not be trusted. A metaphor for absurd and unfounded words.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qí dōng yě yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chai4 dung1 ye5 yu5
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
