Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「人浮於食」, as shown below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「人浮於食」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Float: exceed, redundant. Food: refers to salary. Originally it meant that a person’s talents exceeded his salary. The latter is used to describe the situation where there are too many people exceeding the needs of the work. Also written as “too many people for the job”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rén fú yú shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan4 fau4 yu1 sik6
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
