Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「牆花路草」, detailed below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「牆花路草」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
A metaphor for a woman who is not respected. In the old days, it referred to a prostitute. Same as “flowers on the wall and willows on the road”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiáng huā lù cǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheung4 fa1 lou6 chou2
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
