Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「駢拇枝指」—details below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「駢拇枝指」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Parallel toe: the big toe and the second toe on the foot are merged into one toe; branch finger: an extra toe grows outside the big toe on the hand. A metaphor for something redundant and useless.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pián mǔ zhī zhǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pin4 mou5 ji1 ji2
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.
