Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「好整以暇」. Learn its usage below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「好整以暇」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Zheng: strict; Xia: not urgent. Describes being both strict and calm. It also means that even though there are many things to do, one can still remain calm and composed.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hǎo zhěng yǐ xiá
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hou2 jing2 yi5 ha6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
