Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「極口項斯」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「極口項斯」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Refers to being full of praise. Xiang Si, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, was highly regarded by Yang Jingzhi, who gave him a poem with the lines “I have never understood the kindness of Tibetans, but I always praise Xiang Si to everyone I meet.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jí kǒu xiàng sī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gik6 hau2 hong6 si1
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
