Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「金屋貯嬌」, detailed below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「金屋貯嬌」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Golden House: a magnificent house; Jiao: A Jiao, the eldest daughter of the aunt of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, and refers to a beautiful woman. Refers to marrying a wife or taking a concubine.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīn wū zhù jiāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gam1 uk1 chyu5 giu1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
