Your free Chinese learning resource is here! This idiom and proverb series introduces phrases rich in meaning. Today, we explain 「妄塵而拜」 and its usage.
The idiom 「妄塵而拜」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
It refers to welcoming a powerful person and bowing down when seeing the dust raised by the chariot. Describes a servile and submissive attitude.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wàng chén ér bài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mong5 chan4 yi4 baai3
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
