Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「改弦易轍」, with details below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「改弦易轍」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Change the strings of a guitar and change the route of a car. A metaphor for changing the original direction, plan, method, etc.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǎi xián yì zhé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
goi2 yin4 yi6 chit3
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
