4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 588

Free Chinese learning materials for you! This series uncovers idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning. Let’s break down 「鮑魚之肆」 and its usage.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「鮑魚之肆」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

A shop selling salted fish. A metaphor for a place where bad people gather.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bào yú zhī sì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baau1 yu4 ji1 si3

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