Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「西贐南琛」.
Today’s idiom is 「西贐南琛」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
It means that all the people coming to pay tribute from all directions are called “Xi Ji Nan Chen”. Tribute. Chen, treasure.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xī jìn nán chēn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sai1 jeun2 naam4 sam1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
