We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「雕心刻腎」, explained below.
Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「雕心刻腎」, with its explanation and usage provided below.
A metaphor for the deliberate refinement of writing. Same as “carving the liver and polishing the kidneys”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diāo xīn kè shèn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
diu1 sam1 hak1 san5
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
