We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「竹頭木屑」, explained below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「竹頭木屑」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
A metaphor for usable waste.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhú tóu mù xiè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
juk1 tau4 muk6 sit3
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