We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「犁庭掃閭」.
The idiom 「犁庭掃閭」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Plow his yards and sweep his villages. A metaphor for completely destroying the enemy. Courtyard: courtyard. Sweep: sweep. Lu: the gate of the alley.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lí tíng sǎo lǘ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lai4 ting4 sou2 leui4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
