Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「撮土焚香」, explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「撮土焚香」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Pile up soil: Gather the soil into a pile with your hands. It refers to the superstitious people in the old days who would pick up soil in the wild instead of incense burners to burn incense and worship gods.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cuō tǔ fén xiāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chyut3 tou2 fan4 heung1
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
