Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「酒龍詩虎」, explained here.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「酒龍詩虎」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
A metaphor for someone who is fond of drinking and has great talent for writing poetry.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiǔ lóng shī hǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jau2 lung4 si1 fu2
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
