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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「齧雪吞氈」.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「齧雪吞氈」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Refers to living a hard life in order to uphold one’s integrity.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

niè xuě tūn zhān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ngit6 syut3 tan1 jin1

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