Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「燕昭好馬」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「燕昭好馬」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
King Zhao of Yan loved fine horses. Later it became a model for seeking talented people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yàn zhāo hǎo mǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin3 chiu1 hou2 ma5
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
