Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「不按君臣」, as shown below.
Here’s the idiom 「不按君臣」, with its definition and practical application described below.
The principle of Chinese medicine prescription is to match the monarch and the minister. The monarch is the main medicine, and the minister is the auxiliary medicine. Failure to follow the principles of monarch and ministerial drugs is a violation of pharmacology and is an indiscriminate use of drugs. Extended to mean the use of poison.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bù àn jūn chén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bat1 on3 gwan1 san4
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.
