Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「千金敝帚」. Explanation below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「千金敝帚」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
It is a metaphor that although one’s things are humble, they are very precious.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiān jīn bì zhǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chin1 gam1 bai6 jau2
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.
