Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「杵臼之交」 today for free with this guide.
Today, we explore the idiom 「杵臼之交」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Pestle: a wooden stick for pounding rice; mortar: a stone mortar. It is a metaphor that one makes friends without caring about wealth or status.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chǔ jiù zhī jiāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chyu5 kau5 ji1 gaau1
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.
