Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「村學究語」. Learn its usage below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「村學究語」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Refers to pedantic and shallow words.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cūn xué jiū yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chyun1 hok6 gau3 yu5
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.

