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From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「公私交困」. Details below.

Learn about the idiom 「公私交困」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Both the public and private sectors are in trouble.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gōng sī jiāo kùn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gung1 si1 gaau1 kwan3

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.