chinese idiom

The idiom of “a meal worth a thousand pieces of gold” is a common saying in China and …

I’ve never had quite so many costumes for a performance as I do this year. 15! Imagine that: …

老馬識途 means “An old horse knows the way” (老 old, lǎo; 馬 horse, mǎ; 識 know, shí; 途 way, tú). It is …

An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words, but that has …

There is a Chinese idiom about how one gets “humbled by the vast ocean.” This quote is mostly …

A popular Chinese idiom — ‘Where water flows, a channel will form’ — basically conveys the idea that success will …

The Chinese idiom dé gāo wàng zhòng refers to a person of high morality and prestige. It is …

There is an ancient story behind the Chinese idiom “thinking of plums to quench thirst.” One summer during …