Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「簞瓢屢空」, explained here.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「簞瓢屢空」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Bamboo bowl: a bamboo container for rice; ladle: a container for scooping water. There was a shortage of food and drink. Describes a very poor life.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dān piáo lǚ kōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daan1 piu4 leui5 hung1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
