Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「德薄才疏」, with more below.
Today’s idiom is 「德薄才疏」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Thin: shallow; sparse: empty. Both character and talent are very poor. Often used as a humble word.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dé báo cái shū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dak1 bok6 choi4 so1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
