4 characters Idiom and proverb 11 941

Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「泥車瓦馬」, with details below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「泥車瓦馬」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

A metaphor for something that has no practical use.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ní chē wǎ mǎ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

nai4 che1 nga5 ma5

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.