Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「時絀舉盈」. Learn its usage below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「時絀舉盈」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
絀: insufficient, not enough. Ying: surplus, excess. When one is in decline, one forces oneself to engage in extravagant things. Ying means “win”. At the same time, “the winner is defeated”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shí chù jǔ yíng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
si4 jyut3 geui2 ying4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
