We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「椎牛饗士」.
Today’s idiom is 「椎牛饗士」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
To kill an ox: to kill an ox; to reward the soldiers: to reward the soldiers. Refers to comforting the officers and soldiers who are fighting.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhuī niú xiǎng shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeui1 ngau4 heung2 si6/si2
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