Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「百獸率舞」.
Discover the idiom 「百獸率舞」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
All kinds of wild animals started dancing. In the old days, it referred to the emperor’s cultivation of virtue and the peaceful times.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bǎi shòu lǜ wǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak3 sau3 leut2/seut1 mou5
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
