Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「不名一錢」, explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「不名一錢」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Name: Possession. Not a penny. Describes extreme poverty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bù míng yī qián
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bat1 ming4/meng2 yat1 chin2
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
