Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「五尺豎子」, with more below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「五尺豎子」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Refers to children who are not yet adults. The ancient ruler was short, hence the name. Same as “five-foot child”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wǔ chǐ shù zǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ng5 chek3 syu6 ji2
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.
