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 「城北徐公」, explained below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「城北徐公」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Originally refers to a handsome man named Xu from the State of Qi during the Warring States Period. Later it became a synonym for handsome men.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chéng běi xú gōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sing4 bak1 cheui4 gung1
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.
