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 「告貸無門」, explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「告貸無門」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
To borrow money: to borrow money from others. I want to borrow money but there is no landlord to lend it to. Refers to being in trouble in life.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gào dài wú mén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gou3 taai3 mou4 mun4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
