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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「翻箱倒櫃」, detailed below.

Introducing the idiom 「翻箱倒櫃」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

Flip: turn over, reverse. Turn over all the boxes and cabinets. Describes a thorough inspection.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fān xiāng dǎo guì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

faan1 seung1 dou2 gwai6

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.