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 「心如槁木」, explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「心如槁木」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
My heart is as dead as ashes. Describes a mental state that is not affected by external things. It is now mostly used to describe feeling frustrated and disappointed.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn rú gǎo mù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 yu4 gou2 muk6
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
