Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「樵蘇失爨」, with details below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「樵蘇失爨」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Although there is firewood, there is no rice to cook. Refers to extreme poverty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiáo sū shī cuàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chiu4 sou1 sat1 chyun3
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.
