Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「竊鉤竊國」, as shown below.
Discover the idiom 「竊鉤竊國」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Anyone who steals the hook will be put to death, but anyone who usurps power will become a prince. It was used in the old days to satirize the hypocrisy and unreasonableness of the law.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiè gōu qiè guó
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sit3 ngau1 sit3 gwok3
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
