Chinese idioms like 「開山老祖」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「開山老祖」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Kaishan: refers to founding a temple on a famous mountain; Laozu: the first generation of entrepreneurs. Originally refers to the monk who founded a temple. Later it was used to refer to the founder of a certain business.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kāi shān lǎo zǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hoi1 saan1 lou5 jou2
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.
