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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「一之為甚」, with more below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「一之為甚」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Doing it once is already too much. The metaphor mistake should not be repeated. Same as “one is too much”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī zhī wéi shèn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 ji1 wai6/wai4 sam6

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.