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 「塵羹塗飯」, explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「塵羹塗飯」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Tu: mud. Soup made of dust, rice made of mud. Refers to children’s games. A metaphor for something that is useless.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chén gēng tú fàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chan4 gang1 tou4 faan6
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
