Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「琵琶胡語」, explained here.
Here’s the idiom 「琵琶胡語」, with its definition and practical application described below.
In the old days, it referred to women abandoning their husbands and remarrying. Same as “Pipa Old Language”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pí pá hú yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pei4 pa4 wu4 yu5
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

