Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「瓊漿玉液」 for your learning.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「瓊漿玉液」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Qiong: beautiful jade. A slurry made from beautiful jade. According to ancient legend, drinking it can make one immortal. A metaphor for fine wine or sweet juice.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qióng jiāng yù yè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
king4 jeung1 yuk6 yik6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
