Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「窮當益堅」, with details below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「窮當益堅」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Empty: poverty. The poorer the situation, the stronger the will should be.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qióng dāng yì jiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kung4 dong3/dong1 yik1 gin1
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.
