Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「沿門持缽」 and how it’s used.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「沿門持缽」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Originally it referred to monks and nuns going door to door to ask for alms from people, but later it came to refer to begging for alms everywhere.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yán mén chí bō
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yun4 mun4 chi4 but6
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
