Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「剝繭抽絲」, detailed below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「剝繭抽絲」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
A metaphor for seeking the process of occurrence and development of things according to sequence.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bāo jiǎn chōu sī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mok1 gaan2 chau1 si1
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.
