The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「含英咀華」, detailing its meaning and use.
Today, we explore the idiom 「含英咀華」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Jue: chew carefully, extended to mean to savor; in English and Chinese: here it refers to the essence. A metaphor for reading and absorbing its essence.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hán yīng jǔ huá
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ham4 ying1 jeui2 wa4
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