Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「恭敬桑梓」, as shown below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「恭敬桑梓」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Respect: respect, love; mulberry tree and catalpa tree, trees often planted next to houses in ancient times, are a metaphor for hometown. Someone who loves and respects his hometown.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gōng jìng sāng zǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gung1 ging3 song1 ji2
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
