4 characters Idiom and proverb 19 518

We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「魚釜塵甑」, with its explanation below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「魚釜塵甑」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Refers to the poor who have no food to cook.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yú fǔ chén zèng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu2 fu2 chan4 jang6

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