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Open the tool →含商咀徵 (hán shāng jǔ zhǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be deeply immersed in and savoring beautiful music or eloquent speech/writing; to be absorbed in an aesthetic appreciation”.
含商咀徵 is pronounced hán shāng jǔ zhǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 含商咀徵 means “to hold the 'shang' note and ruminate on the 'zhi' note (ancient Chinese musical scales)”. It is used to mean “to be deeply immersed in and savoring beautiful music or eloquent speech/writing; to be absorbed in an aesthetic appreciation”.
“宫”、“商”、“徵”都是中国古乐中的音阶名。指沉浸于优美的乐曲之中。同“含宫咀徵”。