Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「弊帚自珍」, with its explanation below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「弊帚自珍」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
They also consider their own old broom to be very precious. A metaphor for cherishing one’s own things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bì zhǒu zì zhēn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bai6 jau2 ji6 jan1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
