Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「摳心挖肚」, explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「摳心挖肚」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Dig out the heart. Describes the effort of thinking.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kōu xīn wā dù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kau1 sam1 wa1 tou5
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
