Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「虛左以待」, detailed below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「虛左以待」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Xu: empty; Zuo: the left was respected in ancient times; Dai: wait. Leave the honorable seat vacant and wait for others.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xū zuǒ yǐ dài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
heui1 jo2 yi5 doi6
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.
