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 「杯水粒粟」, explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「杯水粒粟」, with its definition and practical application described below.
A glass of water, a grain of millet. Refers to eating in very small amounts.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bēi shuǐ lì sù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bui1 seui2 lap1 suk1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
