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 「一擲乾坤」, explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「一擲乾坤」, with its definition and practical application described below.
It means to bet the whole world on one throw. Qiankun, the world.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī zhì qián kūn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 jaak6 gon1 kwan1
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.
