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 「掇青拾紫」, with details below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「掇青拾紫」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Refers to obtaining a high-ranking official position. Blue and purple were the colors of clothing worn by officials in ancient times.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
duō qīng shí zǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jyut3 ching1/cheng1 sap6 ji2
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
