We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「玉卮無當」, with its usage explained below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「玉卮無當」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Zhi: an ancient vessel for holding wine; dang: bottom. The jade cup has no bottom. Later it is used to describe something that is gorgeous but not practical.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yù zhī wú dāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yuk6 ji1 mou4 dong3/dong1
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.
