Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「綢繆束薪」—details below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「綢繆束薪」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Prepare: wrap tightly. Tie the firewood into bundles tightly. In ancient times, a bundle of firewood was used as a metaphor for marriage.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chóu miù shù xīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chau4 mau4 chuk1 san1
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.
