Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「引商刻羽」, explained here.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「引商刻羽」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Shang and Yu: two note names in ancient music. Refers to musical performance that pays attention to rhythm and has high achievements.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐn shāng kè yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan5 seung1 hak1 yu5
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
